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  • Theoretical Sociology

    1830 to the Present

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    Written by award-winning scholar, Jonathan Turner, Theoretical Sociology: 1830 to the Present is a monumental book that offers in-depth and comprehensive coverage of both the classical and modern traditions in sociological theory.The text is dived into three key parts: Part 1 provides detailed analyses of the theories of the classical tradition, including the works of August Comte, Herbert Spencer ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

  • The Emergence of Sociological Theory

    by Leonard Beeghley, Jonathan H. Turner, Charles H. Powers ...
    This scholarly text covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830 to 1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, and Mead. The authors provide an in-depth examination of these early sociological theorists with biographical background, analysis of key works, major influences, and critical insights. They answer the question, "What do these ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Incest

    Origins of the Taboo

    by Jonathan H. Turner, Alexandra Maryanski ...
    Throughout history humans have been fascinated with incest. Stories, fables, literature, philosophers, church officials, and scientists have explored this mysterious topic. The taboo is critical to human survival, as incest threatens the species and patterns of human social organization. Drawing upon the rich legacy of theory, empirical data, and speculation about the origins of the incest taboo, ... Read more

    Was $73.99 USD Now $65.99 USD

  • Money Laundering Prevention

    Deterring, Detecting, and Resolving Financial Fraud

    by Jonathan E. Turner ...
    A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of moneyWritten for the private sector—where most money laundering takes place—this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally. It expertly provides an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action lists to recover hidden funds ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • On the Origin of Societies by Natural Selection

    by Jonathan H. Turner, Alexandra Maryanski ...
    Kinship, religion, and economy were not "natural" to humans, nor to species of apes that had to survive on the African savanna. Society from its very beginnings involved an uneasy necessity that often stood in conflict with humans' ape ancestry; these tensions only grew along with later, more complex-eventually colossal-sociocultural systems. The ape in us was not extinguished, nor obviated, by ... Read more

    Was $82.99 USD Now $73.99 USD

  • Theoretical Sociology

    A Concise Introduction to Twelve Sociological Theories

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    What can sociological theory tell us about the basic forces that shape our world? With clarity and authority, leading theorist Jonathan H. Turner seeks to answer this question through a brief, yet in-depth examination of twelve major sociological theories. Readers are given an opportunity to explore the foundational premise of each theory and key elements that make it distinctive. The book draws ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Human Institutions

    A Theory of Societal Evolution

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    In recent years 'the New Institutionalism' has focused more on organizations in their social and cultural environments than on societal-level institutional systems. Thus, missing from these studies has been a larger sociological analysis of institutions, per se. In his newest book, leading social theorist Jonathan H. Turner offers a creative, richly grounded reinterpretation of social evolution. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Contemporary Sociological Theory

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    Written by award-winning scholar, Jonathan Turner, Contemporary Sociological Theory covers the range of diversity of theory in nine theoretical traditions, and variants of theoretical approaches in these traditions. The result is a comprehensive review of present-day theorizing in sociology covering functional, evolutionary, ecological, conflict, interactionist, exchange, structuralist, cultural, ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Revolt from the Middle

    Emotional Stratification and Change in Post-Industrial Societies

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    Those who address conflict resulting from differing socio-economic groups (stratification systems) focus on the arousal of negative emotions. Less frequently explored are the effects of positive emotions, particularly among the middle classes in industrial and post-industrial societies. In more developed societies, those experiencing positive emotional energy far outnumber those who endure ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Human Emotions

    A Sociological Theory

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    This major theoretical work takes existing work on the emotions in significantly new directions. It gives a comprehensive account of emotions, beginning with general sociological principles, moving over important theory construction of social formation and applying this to a detailed and unified 'grand' theory of human emotions.Presenting a unified view of the emotions in the social universe, the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Volume 2

    Microdynamics

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Micro-level dynamics revolve around face-to-face interactions among individuals. What occurs within encounters is constrained by their embedding with corporate and categoric units and, by extension, institutional domains, stratification systems, community networks, societies, and inter-societal systems. In this Handbook, the author explores the effect of microdynamics on these larger social ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Volume 3

    Mesodynamics

    by Jonathan H. Turner ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The meso-level realm of social reality is structured by corporate and categoric units, along with their respective cultures. Unlike the macro and micro realms of social reality, the meso-level does not reveal its own unique forces. Rather, the dynamics of meso-structures and cultures are driven by macro- and micro-level forces pushing on individual and collective actors as they build corporate ... Read more

    $143.99 USD