A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory

Kenneth Allan received his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Riverside (1995), and is currently professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Before moving to UNCG, he directed the Teaching Assistant Development Program at the University of California, Riverside, and coedited Training Teaching Assistants, 2nd Edition (1997), published by the American Sociological Association. In addition to teaching classical and contemporary theory at UNCG, Allan also supervised UNCG’s sociology iSchool program, which offered online introduction to sociology classes to high school students across North Carolina, has designed several online courses for both the college and department, and has regularly taught graduate pedagogy courses. Allan’s research areas include theory, culture, and the self. He has authored several works in the area of theory, including multiple textbooks covering classical and contemporary theory, as well as The Meaning of Culture: Moving the Postmodern Critique Forward, and A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship. His current projects include a social history of American individualism, a sociological analysis of consciousness and self, as well as a novel based in early 20th century American life.

• 1. Modernity, Democracy, and the Making of a Civic SociologistThe Making of Modernity—Social Factors and Intellectual IdeasAmerica and the First SociologistsModern InstitutionsCivic Sociology and the Craft of CitizenshipThe Craft of Citizenship2. SocietyThe Evolution of Society—Herbert SpencerCulture and Society—Talcott ParsonsThe System of Civil Society—Jeffrey C. AlexanderThe Craft of Citizenship3. SelfCreating the Self—George Herbert MeadPerforming the Self—Erving GoffmanThe Language and Reality of the Self—R. S. PerinbanayagamThe Craft of Citizenship4. ReligionThe Religious Basis of Society—Émile DurkheimModern Religion—Robert BellahThe God of WarThe Craft of Citizenship5. CapitalismContradictions of Capitalism—Karl MarxColonization of Democracy—Jürgen HabermasCapitalism and the Body —Pierre BourdieuThe Craft of Citizenship6. PowerThe Fundamental Contours of Power—Max WeberOrganizing Power—Ralf DahrendorfThe Practices of Power—Michel FoucaultThe Craft of Citizenship7. GenderThe Root Causes of Gender Inequality—Charlotte Perkins GilmanStructuring Gender Inequality—Janet ChafetzConsciousness and the Relations of Ruling—Dorothy E. SmithThe Craft of Citizenship8. RaceDouble Consciousness—W.E.B. Du BoisRace and Class—William Julius WilsonMarket Moralities and Black Nihilism—Cornel WestThe Craft of Citizenship9. GlobalizationRunaway Modernity—Anthony GiddensGlobal Capitalism—Immanuel WallersteinThe Network Society—Manuel CastellsThe Craft of Citizenship