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General Sociology (Soci 1163) Research Guide: Theories/Frameworks

Functionalism/Structural Functionalism

Conflict Theory/Social Conflict Theory

Conflict Theory. (2001). In Encyclopedia of Sociology, Gale.
"Society." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
See section on "conflict theory;" follow cross references.
Darity, William. "Sociology, Macro" in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Interactionist Theories

Multiple Theories/Paradigms

Darity, William. "Sociology" in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
See Table of Contents for links to articles on Social Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism and Structural Functionalism.
Lengermann, Patricia, and Gillian Niebrugge. "Sociological Theories." Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
Covers the major paradigms as well as other sociological theories.
Turner, Jonathan H. "Sociological Theory in the 21st Century." 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook.
Covers Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interaction and other sociological theories.