Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings by Scott Appelrouth
Key features include:
* Pedagogical devices and visual aids - charts, figures and photographs - to help summarize key concepts, illuminate complex ideas and provoke student interest
* Chapters on well-known figures, such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Parsons and Foucault as well as an in-depth discussion of lesser known voices, such as Charlotte Perkins-Gilman, WEB Du Bois, and Leslie Sklair
* Photos of not only the theorists, but of the historical milieu from which the theories arose as well as a glossary at the back