TY - BOOK AU - Sanderson,Stephen K. TI - Rethinking sociological theory: introducing and explaining a scientific theoretical sociology SN - 9781138678958 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HM585 .S26 2012 U1 - 301/SAN PY - 2016/// CY - New Delhi PB - Routledge Taylor and Francis KW - Sociology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Functionalism -- Social constructionism -- Marxian conflict theory -- Weberian conflict theory -- World-systems analysis -- Exchange and rational choice theory -- Cultural materialism -- Social evolutionism -- Sociobiology -- Eclecticism -- Epilogue : toward synthesis -- Appendix A: deconstructing postmodernism -- Appendix B: the author expands his criticisms and debates his critics -- Appendix C: conceptual problems and theory choice -- Appendix D: the "lay of the land" in contemporary theory -- References -- Index ER -