| Key Thinkers, Past and Present (RLE Social Theory) Subjects: Social Sciences; States of Mind; Health and Welfare; Recreation and Consumption; Gender and Sexuality; Class and Work; Family and Demography; Agencies and Institutions; Sociology & Social Policy; Knowledge; Medical Care; Rational Recreation; Gender Roles and Stereotypes; Concepts of Society; Family; Varieties of Religious Belief ; Political Beliefs and Ideologies; Economic Developments; Education; Attitudes to Nature; Social Groups; Marriage; Social Theory; Intellectuals; Medical Education; Lectures; Femininity; Household Size; Spiritualism; Radicalism; Liberalism; Social Investigation; Technical Education; Utilitarianism; Working Classes; Medical Science; This volume provides a fascinating perspective on the social sciences through its examination of the leading proponents, their ideas and careers. It includes useful suggestions for further reading. All the great names in the history of the subject are here - Freud, Marx, Weber, Adam Smith and so on - along with many less prominent but nevertheless important thinkers. |