Tabla de Contenidos: “…Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1: Life Course Studies and Biographical Research: Exploring the Individual-Society Relationship -- Introduction -- Micro-macro Distinctions -- Agency and Structure in General Sociological Theory -- Gendered Notions of Agency -- Structure-Agency/Biography-History -- Summary -- Overview of Chapters -- References -- 2: The Origins of Biographical and Life Course Research -- Introduction -- George Herbert Mead and the Processual Self -- Jane Addams and Women’s Methodological Innovations -- William Isaac Thomas at Chicago -- The Polish Peasant in Europe and America -- Appraisal Proceedings for The Polish Peasant -- Herbert Blumer: From Social Behaviourism to Symbolic Interactionism -- C.Wright Mills: The History-Biography Dynamic -- Glen Elder: A Contextualist Life Course Perspective -- Summary -- References -- 3: The Revival of Biographical Research in Europe and America -- Introduction -- ‘A Continental View’: Revival of Biographical Research in Europe -- The Oral History Legacy: The United Kingdom -- Women’s Studies’ Contributions: Scandinavia -- The Contextualist Approach: Life Course Studies in America -- Summary…”

“…This book was also the winner of the Charles Cooley Award in 1983, awarded by the American Sociological Association and received an honorable mention for the C. Wright Mills Award…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Merton -- Prólogo de la "Contribución a la crítica de la economía política" / Karl Marx -- La determinación social de las ideas / Hans Speier -- Elaboración de los objetos mentales en el pensamiento de sentido común / Alfred Schütz -- Los determinantes políticos y sociales del conocimiento / Karl Mannheim -- Consecuencias metodológicas de la sociología del conocimiento / C. Wright Mills -- Racionalización del comportamiento alógico / Vilfredo Pareto -- La tendencia política y las ciencias sociales / Dennis H. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Merton -- Prólogo de la "Contribución a la crítica de la economía política" / Karl Marx -- La determinación social de las ideas / Hans Speier -- Elaboración de los objetos mentales en el pensamiento de sentido común / Alfred Schütz -- Los determinantes políticos y sociales del conocimiento / Karl Mannheim -- Consecuencias metodológicas de la sociología del conocimiento / C. Wright Mills -- Racionalización del comportamiento alógico / Vilfredo Pareto -- La tendencia política y las ciencias sociales / Dennis H. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Society in Equilibrium -- Non-logical Action -- Elite Theory: Circulation of Elites -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 6: Functional School of Thought -- Intellectual Influences on Functionalism -- Herbert Spencer -- Emile Durkheim -- The Anthropological Tradition -- Talcott Parsons -- Social Action Theory -- System Analysis -- Functional Requisites -- Pattern Variables -- Functional Imperatives -- Robert King Merton (1910-2003) -- Critique of Orthodox Functionalism -- Theories of the Middle Range -- An Alternative Paradigm for Functional Analysis -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 7: Conflict Theory -- Karl Marx -- Max Weber -- George Simmel -- Lewis Coser (1913-2003) -- Social and Intellectual Influences -- Functional-conflict Theory -- Beyond Organismic Analogy -- C. Wright Mills (1916-62) -- Social and Intellectual Influence -- Power -- Intellectual Craftsmanship -- Ralph Dahrendorf -- Against the Equilibrium Model -- Imperatively Coordinated Associations and Conflict -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 8: Symbolic Interactionism -- Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) -- Looking-glass Self -- George Herbert Mead: A Brief Biography and Influences -- The Social -- The Mind -- The Self -- Development of the Self: 'I' and 'Me' -- Social Experience and the Act -- Herbert Blumer (1900-87) -- Symbolic Interactionism as a Perspective -- Erving Goffman (1922-82) -- A Brief Biographical Sketch -- Stable Self-Image -- Technique of Dramaturgy -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 9: Social Exchange Theory -- Intellectual Roots -- George C. …”

“…McManus Joshua Meyrowitz C. Wright Mills Merrill Morris John C. Nerone W. R. Neumann Janice Radway Ronald E. …”