Four Sociological Traditions (Revised Expanded SU)

An updated version of Collins's Three Sociological Traditions (OUP 1985), this book presents a concise intellectual history of sociology organized around the development of 4 classic schools of thought: the conflict tradition of Marx and Weber, the ritual solidarity of Durkheim, the micro-interactionist tradition of Mead, Blumer and Garfinkel, and the utilitarian/rational choice tradition.