title: The Emergence of Sociological Theory
author:  Jonathan H. Turner 
description: Jonathan Turner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UC, Riverside. He has authored dozen of articles and over thirty books, including THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, a companion volume to this book.
zlib_text: Other Authored Books by Jonathan Turner:
  Patterns of Social Organization (1972)
  American Society: Problems of Structure (1972)
  The Structure of Sociological Theory (1974)
  Inequality: Privilege and Poverty in America (1976, with Charles Starnes)
  Social Problems in America (1977)
  Sociology: Studying the Human System (1978)
  Functionalism (1979, with Alexandra Maryanski)
  The Emergence of Sociological Theory (1981, with Leonard Beeghley)
  Societal Stratification: A Theoretical Analysis (1984)
  Oppression: A Socio-History of Black-White Relations in America (1985, with Royce Singleton and David Musick) 
  Herbert Spencer: A Renewed Appreciation (1985)
  American Dilemmas: A Sociological Interpretation of Enduring Social Issues (1985, with David Musick)
  Sociology: A Student Handbook (1985)
  Sociology: The Science of Human Organization (1986)
  A Theory of Social Interaction (1988)
  The Impossible Science: An Institutional History of American Sociology (1990, with Stephen P. Turner)
  The Social Cage: Hum