R A Sydie

Biographic Data

ID280997
NAMER A Sydie
GIVEN NAMESR A
FAMILY NAMESydie
SIGNATURESYDIE R A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alberta
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS27
TOTAL CITATIONS96
AUTHOR COUNT27
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
H-INDEX5

  • Feminism and Sociological Theory

    R A SydieCHAPTERNatural Women, Cultured Men2007

  • Natural Women, Cultured Men: A Feminist Perspective on Sociological Theory

    R A Sydie, R A AndrewBOOKNatural Women, Cultured Men2007

    This book examines the work of the classical social theorists -- Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Engels and Freud -- from a feminist perspective. The focus is on the theoretical approach adopted by each theorist in his examination of the nature of human nature and, more specifically, the nature of sex relationships. In general, the dichotomized, hierarchical view of sex relationships common to each of the theorists forms the framework for the discussions …

  • Critical Social Theory, and: Rethinking Social Theory (review)

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2005

    Reviewed by: Critical Social Theory, and: Rethinking Social Theory R. A. Sydie Tim Dant , Critical Social Theory, London: Sage Publication, 2003, 176 pp. Roger Sibeon , Rethinking Social Theory, London: Sage Publications, 2004, 225 pp. Both of these books have explicit agendas. Dant wants to "reinvigorate criticism through theory and encourage the reading and rereading of ... a very substantial and powerful literature" (p. 3), represented in the …

  • Critical Social Theory

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Roger SibeonREVIEWThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2005

  • "Response to Neil McLaughlin's "Canada's Impossible Science

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2005References: 2

    The sky is falling once again on Canadian, or rather Anglo Canadian, sociology according to McLaughlin (Canadian Journal of Sociology 20 (1), 2005). (2) McLaughlin raises a number of issues that will, hopefully, generate the debates and discussions be hopes that his article will encourage (p. 27). McLaughlin does, however, admit that his polemical argument is not based on full necessary to evaluate the case he is making (p. 24). Consequently, in …

  • Social Concepts and Judgments: A Semantic Differential Analysis of the Concepts Feminist, Man, and Woman

    Open AccessW David Pierce, R A Sydie et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Women Quarterly2003Cited by: 2References: 13

    Male and female participants ( N = 274) made judgments about the social concepts of feminist, man, and woman on 63 semantic differential items. Factor analysis identified three basic dimensions termed evaluative, potency, and activity as well as two secondary factors called expressiveness and sexuality. Results for the evaluative dimension showed that the concept feminist was rated negatively with male participants rating feminist more negatively…

  • Sociological Theory

    Open AccessDawn H Currie, Bert N Adams et al.ARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2003

  • Metamorphoses: Towards a Materialist Theory of Becoming

    Open AccessR A SydieREVIEWThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2003

  • Being Human: The Problem of Agency

    Open AccessR A SydieREVIEWThe Canadian Journal of Sociology2002Cited by: 2

  • Sociological Theory

    Alemseghed Kebede, Bert N Adams et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2002

  • Contemporary Sociological Theory

    Bert N Adams, Bert Adams et al.BOOKContemporary Sociological Theory2002Cited by: 39

    Preface A Note to Students 1. Introduction to Contemporary Sociological Theory Nineteenth-Century Sociological Theory Dominant Theories and Ideologies Radical Theory and Ideology Early-Twentieth-Century Sociological Theory Sociological Theory by the 1930s SECTION I. TWENTIETH-CENTURY FUNCTIONALISM AND BEYOND 2. Twentieth-Century Functionalism Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) Robert K. Merton (1910- ) Final Thoughts References 3. Systems, Structuration…

  • Classical Sociological Theory

    Bert N Adams, Bert Adams et al.BOOKClassical Sociological Theory2002Cited by: 15

    Preface A Note to Students SECTION I. THE EUROPEAN ROOTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 1. The Origins of Sociological Theory The Contours of Sociological Theory The Philosophical Precursors of Sociology Final Thoughts on the Philosophical Precursors References 2. Theorizing After the Revolution Claude-Henri, Comte de Saint-Simon (1760-1825) Auguste Comte (1798-1857) Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) Final Thoughts References SECTION II. CONSERVATIVE THEORIE…

  • Theorizing after the Revolution

    Bert N Adams, R A SydieCHAPTERSociological Theory2001

  • Sociological Theory

    Bert N Adams, Bert Adams et al.BOOKSociological Theory2001Cited by: 12

    Providing a concise and comprehensive introduction to both classical and contemporary social thought, this volume makes social theory and social theorists accessible and meaningful

  • The Phallocentric Gaze: Leon Battista Alberti and Visual Art

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLEJournal of Historical Sociology1997

    Two questions are addressed: Why did Alberti promote the crafts of painting, sculpture and architecture as liberal arts? How did this contribute to the misogynist nature of fine art theory and practice? The answers proposed are, first, Alberti's promotion was a valuable form of symbolic capital that gave him an innovative route to influence and status with powerful patrons. Secondly, the misogynist contribution was a consequence of a particular a…

  • Sex and the sociological fathers

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLECanadian Review of Sociology/Revue…1994Cited by: 6References: 6

    Les écrits classiques du 19e siècle privilégiaient le masculin. Que leurs auteurs tenaient le masculin pour sujet idéal est évident dans leur traitement de certains thèmes fondamentaux tels que la citoyenneté, la famille et le désir et les pratiques hétérosexuelles, qu'ils abordaient du point de vue du sujet masculin. Cette communication est consacrée aux expressions de ce phénomène dans les écrits de trois sociologues classiques ‐ Comte, Durkhei…

  • Women in Sociology: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook

    R A Sydie, Mary Jo DeeganARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1993Cited by: 1

  • Art and Society: Readings in the Sociology of Art

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Arnold W Foster et al.ARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology1990

  • The Woman Question in Classical Sociological Theory

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Terry R KandalARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology1990Cited by: 14

  • Humanism, Patronage and the Question of Women's Artistic Genius in the Italian Renaissance

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLEJournal of Historical Sociology1989References: 9

    Women have generally been excluded from the ranks of artistic genius in western art. Several authors have pointed to the structural constraints that have prevented women from breaching the ranks of the Great. (Greer 1979; Sutherland Harris and Nochlin 1976; Broude and Garrard 1982; Peterson and Wilson 1976; Fine 1978; Nochlin 1973). To structural constraints, must be added the development, use and elaboration of the concept of genius itself as an…

  • The Politics of Diversity

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Roberta Hamilton et al.ARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology1988Cited by: 1

  • Natural Women, Cultured Men: A Feminist Perspective on Sociological Theory

    R A SydieBOOKNatural Women, Cultured Men1987

    Society/sociology Durkheim's science of sociology and sex role differences patriarchy and power, Weber social class and the woman question, Marx, Engels ideology, biology and Freud nature/nurture -the sociological fathers and their sociobiological descendants feminism and sociological theory

  • Architects and Firms: A Sociological Perspective on Architectural Practice

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Judith R BlauARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology1986Cited by: 1

  • Experimental Sociology of Architecture: A Guide to Theory, Research and Literature

    Open AccessR A Sydie, Guy AnkerlARTICLEThe Canadian Journal of Sociology1984

  • The state of the art: Sociology of Art in the Canadian context

    Open AccessR A SydieARTICLECanadian Review of Sociology/Revue…1981Cited by: 1References: 9