Political Sociology Power and Participation in the Modern World

Thoroughly revised and updated in this fifth edition, Political Sociology: Power and Participation in the Modern World illustrates the broad social bases of politics and also shows how politics and governmental actions can influence the fate of nations and their citizens. Providing insight into recent political sociological theories, Anthony M. Orum and new coauthor John G. Dale help students make sense of the many major social and political changes taking place in the world today. They examine such timely topics as the economy and politics, states and societies, civil society and politics, basic forms of political rule, power and equality in modern America, political parties, and citizen participation. Bringing together a wide variety of perspectives and ideas, this unique text also familiarizes students with recent scholarship on the American welfare state, social networks, and the business world. Throughout, the authors provide students with current assessments of popular incendiary topics, increasing their awareness and encouraging them to become more involved in the material. Classic and comprehensive, Political Sociology: Power and Participation in the Modern World, Fifth Edition, is ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in political sociology.

PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; Power and Authority; Institutions, Networks, and Culture; Visions of Societies and Politics: Marx, Weber, Durkheim, de Toqueville, and Polanyi; Pedagogical Guidelines; CHAPTER 2. ON THE ECONOMY AND POLITICS: KARL MARX AND THE NEO MARXISTS; Karl Marx on the Economy and Politics; The Essential Marx; The Economy and Social Stratification; Substructure and Superstructure; Politics as a Reflection of the Class Struggle; State Power and Its Limits; Sustaining Capitalism and the Rule of Capitalists; Revolution and Change; The Neo-Marxists; V.I. Lenin; Antonio Gramsci; The Frankfurt School; Nicos Poulantzas; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 3. ON STATES AND SOCIETIES: MAX WEBER AND THE NEO-WEBERIANS; Max Weber on States and Politics; The Essential Weber; The State; The Power of the Ruler; Authority and Its Legitimacy; Political Power and Contending Social Groups; The Neo-Weberians; Reinhard Bendix; Charles Tilly; Theda Skocpol; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 4: ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICS: EMILE DURKHEIM AND ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE; Emile Durkheim on Civil Society and Politics; The Essential Durkheim; Society; States, Politics, and Societies; Alexis de Tocqueville on Civil Society and Politics; The Essential Tocqueville; Equality in America; The Conditions (Causes) for Equality; Threats to Democracy in America; Concluding Observations; The Neo-Consensualists; Seymour Martin Lipset; Robert Bellah; James S. Coleman and Robert Putnam; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 5: ON THE POLITICS, LAW, AND MORALITY OF MARKETS; Karl Polanyi; The Essential Polanyi; Fictitious Commodities: Land, Labor and Money; State Action is Inherent to Market Formation; The Interwar Years; Protectionist Countermovement; A Global Free Market is Impossible: ; Future Prospects; Notes; CHAPTER 6: BASIC FORMS OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY; Basic Types of Political Rule: The Classical Greek Conceptions; Types of Political Rule in the Modern World; Democracy; Totalitarianism; Authoritarianism; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 7: POWER AND AUTHORITY IN AMERICA; Prologue; The Power of the American State; The American State as a War-Making State; The American State as a Welfare State; Sociological Perspectives on the Power of the State Today; The Power of Business and Corporations; The Corporate Community; The Corporate Inner Circle; Multinational Corporations and the Growth of the Global Economy; Does America Possess a Ruling Class - or Even a Dominant Class?; Equality and Inequality in Modern America; Economic Inequality; Political Equality; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 8: POWER AND AUTHORITY IN THE METROPOLIS; The Metropolis in American History; The Rise and Decline of the Industrial Metropolis; The Reign of Local Notables and the Engagement of Ordinary Citizens; The Industrial Revolution and Rise of the Capitalist; Class; The Mature Industrial City: Government Emerges as Do; Political Divisions; The Decline of the Industrial City: the Loss of Industry, Local Clout and the Emergence of Ethnic/Racial Conflicts; Concluding Observations; The Politics of the Contemporary American City; The Contentious Politics of the American Metropolis: Central Cities, Suburbs, and Edge Cities; Sunbelt Cities and Metropolitan Fragmentation; Interpreting the City; Political Pluralism in the City: Civil Society and the Dispersal of Power; The City as a Growth Machine: The Political Economy of the City; The City and the Creative Class: Reviving the Metropolis Today; Concluding Observations; Remaking the American City; Cities and the New Global Economy; Global Cities; Other Postindustrial Cities; Regional and Urban Experiments of Major Developing Nations: China, South Korea and Taiwan; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 9: POLITICAL PARTIES; The Nature of Modern Political Parties; The Birth of Modern Political Parties; Variations in Modern Political Parties: Highlights of Current and Early Patterns; Current Patterns; Early Patterns: The Political Machine of Urban America; The Power and Politics of Modern Political Parties; The Breadth of Political Partisanship; Values and Partisanship; The Social Bases of Partisanship; The Past and Future of Modern Political Parties: The Case of the United States; Notes; CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: BASIC PERSPECTIVES; The Nature of Social Movements; Collective Behavior vs. Collective Action; New Paradigms for the Study of Social Movements; The Resource Mobilization Paradigm; Political Process vs. Identity Politics; Political Process Theory: ; Critical Concepts: Political Opportunities,: ; Mobilization, and Framing; Identity Politics and "New" Social Movement Theory; Beyond Democratic Elitism and Democratic Fundamentalism: The 2008 Presidential Campaign and Pressures for Social Change; The Politics of Influence; Culture, Structure, States; Notes; CHAPTER 11: TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND GLOBALIZATION; The Multiple Meanings of Globalization; The Free Burma Movement as Transnational Social Movement; The Selective Purchasing Law Campaign; The Campaign to De-Charter Unocal Corporation; The Alien Tort Claims Campaign; New Directions for Social Movements and Research; Notes; CHAPTER 12: THE MASS MEDIA; Highlights in the History of the Mass Media in America; The Mass Media as a Vehicle of Corporate Capitalism; The Mass Media and Their Influence in Society; Agenda-Setting; The Media and the Business of Making the News; The Public and Its View and Susceptibility to the Media; The Future of the News and the News of the Future; Notes; CHAPTER 13: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY; Democratic Theory and Participation; A Classic View of Democracy and its Critics; Why Public Participation is Essential to the Workings of Democracy; A Challenge to Democratic Theory: Rational Choice; Rational Choice and Collective Action; The Problem of the Free Rider; Selective Incentives; Public Participation in Everyday Social Life; Political Participation and Social Cleavages; Rates and Types of Political Participation; Social Class and Participation; Gender and Participation; Race, Ethnicity, and Participation; Promoting Political Participation in the Pursuit of Democracy; Notes

Anthony M. Orum is Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. John G. Dale is Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University.