LSP 112 (Ibata-Arens): Capitalism and Democracy: Other Resources

Definitions and explanations of key concepts in sociology, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics. Includes a timeline, lexicon by subject area, and extensive bibliographies.

Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society including coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment.

Looks at the thinkers, concepts, debates, issues, and national traditions that have shaped political thought over the last three centuries.

Examines the ideas of the major political theorists from before Plato to our own times; the main schools of political thought; the concepts and issues that have captured the imagination and attention of political theorists; and some of the main institutions and practices inspired by political thought.

Covers key social theories and the theorists. Theories covered include Critical Theory, Enlightenment, Ethnomethodology, Exchange Theory, Feminism, Marxist Theory, Multiculturalism, Phenomenology, Postmodernism, Rational Choice, and Structural Fundamentalism.

Each volume in the set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from a decade. Includes oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more.

A collection of texts, images, and audio and video recordings from America's libraries, archives, and museums.
Access note: Freely available to the public.
Extent: Multidisciplinary