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Mappers of Society This page intentionally left blank Mappers of Society The Lives, Times, and Legacies of Great Sociologists RONALD FERNANDEZ Westport, Connecticut PRAEGER London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fernandez, Ronald. Mappers of society : the lives, times, and legacies of great sociologists / Ronald Fernandez, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-97434-0 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-275-97435-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Sociologists—Biography. 2. Sociology—Philosophy. I. Title. HM478.F47 2003 301 '.092'2—dc21 203042056 [B] British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2003 by Ronald Fernandez All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2003042056 ISBN: 0-275-97434-0 0-275-97435-9 (pbk.) First published in 2003 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Rex Nettleford, a role model for all seasons This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi 1 Karl Marx 1 2 Emile Durkheim 35 3 Max Weber 75 4 Georg Simel 109 5 George Herbert Mead 141 6 Thorstein Veblen 173 7 Erving Gofman 203 8 Peter L. Berger 23 Conclusion 265 Bibliography 271 Index 275 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments At CCSU Pearl Bartlet and Antonio Garcia Lozada read portions of the manuscript and provided many useful ideas and criticisms. Burt Baldwin read and reread the manuscript. He offered insights, sug- gestions, and a number of very helpful criticisms. I owe Burt a tremendous debt of gratitude; he is, of course, in no way responsible for the final product. Praeger's Jim Sabin asked me to write this book. I want to say thank you. It was an absolute delight to research and write what Jim accurately titled, Mappers of Society. The staff at Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc. provided help and compassion to an impatient author. The copy edit of the manuscript was the best I have seen. Brenda Harrison read every line of this book. It would not exist without her.
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