Books by "George Herbert Mead"
3 books found
El punto de vista predominante en ciertos sectores de la sociología y la psicología de nuestro tiempo eleva la noción de estructura al centro mismo del análisis de la conducta humana. La estructura se convierte en el objeto abarcador del estudio (orientación sintetizada en la proposición según la cual un grupo humano o sociedad constituye un "sistema social") y la acción humana es concebida como el producto de ciertos factores determinantes de la estructura que sirven para explicar la acción (ya sean estímulos fisiológicos, impulsos orgánicos, motivos inconscientes, necesidades, normas, valores, mecanismos del sistema social o prescripciones culturales). Desde esta formulación, el individuo deviene poco más que un mero medio o escenario donde operan los factores que producen la conducta. La obra de Mead transforma radicalmente tal enfoque. El esquema de Mead interpone, entre los factores que inician la conducta y la acción humana, un proceso de autointeracción simbólica, desplazando así la atención hacia el proceso de formación de la conducta. La acción es concebida como conducta construida por el actor en lugar de respuesta obtenida a partir de cierto tipo de organización preformada en él. El individuo, el hombre se comunica por medio de gestos y símbolos sociales significantes y como resultado de la cual el organismo con espíritu pasa a ser un objeto para sí mismo y adquiere el mecanismo del pensamiento reflexivo. El espíritu es la subjetivización, dentro del individuo, del proceso social en que surge el significado.
The authors are proud sponsors of the SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Sociological Theory gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major theorists and schools of sociological thought, from sociology′s 19th century origins through the early 21st century. Written by an author team that includes one of the leading contemporary thinkers, the text integrates key theories with biographical sketches of theorists, placing them in historical and intellectual context. The Eleventh Edition includes examples of premodern sociological theory from Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun, Harriet Martineau’s feminist writings contextualized within the history of sociological thought, discussions of actor-network theory through Donna Haraway’s work on cyborgs and companion species, illustrations of historical comparative sociology with Saskia Sassen’s concepts of the global city and expulsions, and more ways to help students to understand sociology’s major theories. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
Now with SAGE Publishing, and co-authored by one of the foremost authorities on sociological theory, George Ritzer and Jeffrey Stepnisky’s Classical Sociological Theory, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the major theorists and schools of sociological thought from the Enlightenment roots of theory through the early 20th century. The integration of key theories with biographical sketches of theorists and the requisite historical and intellectual context helps students to better understand the original works of classical authors as well as to compare and contrast classical theories. New to this Edition · In Ch. 1, Colonialism is now discussed as a major social force in development of modern society. · In Ch. 2, there is an expanded discussion of the historical significance of Early Women Founders and the contributions of W.E.B. Du Bois. · The chapter on Du Bois (Ch. 9) includes new material about his intellectual influences. · New contemporary commentary about Durkheim has been added to Ch. 7. · Ch. 9 includes new material from recently translated later writings of George Simmel, providing new context for his overall theory. · Addition of Historical Context boxes throughout text. · Sections on contemporary applications of classical theory have been added to each chapter.