The emergence of sociological theory / Jonathan H. Turner, Leonard Beeghley, Charles H. Powers

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Enlightenment and new ways of thinking -- Origin and context of Auguste Comte's sociology -- Sociology of Auguste Comte -- Origin and context of Herbert Spencer's thought -- Sociology of Herbert Spencer -- Origin and context of Karl Marx's thought -- Sociology of Karl Marx -- Origin and context of Max Weber's thought -- Sociology of Max Weber -- Origin and context of Georg Simmel's thought -- Sociology of Georg Simmel -- Origin and context of Émile Durkheim's thought -- Sociology of Émile Durkheim -- Origin and context of George Herbert Mead's thought -- Sociology of George Herbert Mead.