Forfatter fødeår: 1941
Forfatters profession: professor i sociologi
The Credential Society by Randall Collins is a classic on higher education and its role in American society. Forty years... Læs mere
What is charisma? And how does it generate influence and power? World-renowned sociologist Randall Collins explores these questions in a highly readable... Læs mere
Attempts to develop a "radical microsociology". This book proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional energy, while failed rituals drain emotional energy.
An updated edition of Randall Collins's classic work, which represented the most powerful and comprehensive statement of conflict theory in its time.
In Max Weber: A Skeleton Key Randall Collins gives a concise overview of the work of one of sociology's greatest classic thinkers. The many strands of Weber's theorizing and the... Læs mere
In this new interpretation of Weberian sociology, Professor Collins draws attention to important but neglected aspects of Weber's writings and shows how Weber's theory of... Læs mere
This new edition of Charisma is updated for today's classroom and contemporary cultural context, including case studies of cultural power and influential... Læs mere