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The chapters in this volume represent some of Dennis Wrong's best and most enduring essays. Initially published as Skeptical Sociology, this collection displays his ability to write compellingly for general intellectual audiences as well as for academic sociologists. The book is divided into sections that represent Wrong's major areas of interest and investigation: "Human Nature and the... Read more
1: Human Nature and the Perspective of Sociology; Introduction; 1: C. Wright Mills and the Sociological Imagination; 2: The Oversocialized Conception of Man in Modern Sociology; Postscript 1975; 3: Human Nature and the Perspective of Sociology; 4: The Idea of “Community”: A Critique; 5: Identity: Problem and Catchword; 2: Social Stratification and Inequality; Introduction; 6: The Functional Theory of Stratification: Some Neglected Considerations; 7: Social Inequality without Social Stratification; 8: Jews, Gentiles, and the New Establishment; 9: How Important Is Social Class?; 3: Power and Politics; Introduction; 10: Problems in Defining Power; 11: Force and the Threat of Force as Distinct Forms of Power; 12: Competent Authority: Reality and Legitimating Model; 13: Economic Development and Democracy; A Reply to Heilbroner; 14: The Rhythm of Democratic Politics; 15: Max Weber: The Scholar as Hero; 16: Ends and Means in Politics; 17: On Thinking about the Future
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Dennis H. Wrong
