Career
editAs an academic, Benton works as an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Essex.[4] He has taught subjects such as social theory and environmental social science for more than forty years.[4]
His most notable book is Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies, published by Routledge and was reviewed in Acta Sociologica in 1979 and in the American Journal of Sociology.[5][6]
In 2007, he received the Stamford Raffles Award given by the Zoological Society of London.[7]
Benton has reviewed books for Sage Journals.[8]
Books
edit- Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies (1977)[7]
- The Rise and Fall of Structural Marxism (1984)
- Natural Relations (1993)
- Philosophy of Social Science (2001)
- The Butterflies of Colchester and North East Essex (2002)
- The Easy Butterfly Guide: Britain and Europe (2006)
- The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society (2007)
- Nature, Social Relations and Human Needs (2009)
- Alfred Russel Wallace: Explorer, Evolutionist, Public Intellectual (2013)
- A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Northern Europe (2017)
- Solitary Bees (2017)
- Solitary Bees Collins New Naturalist (2023) with Nick Owens
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Benton, Ted (May 16, 1985). "Book Reviews". Sociology. 19 (2): 324–325. doi:10.1177/0038038585019002031. S2CID 220673174.
- ^ Sharp, Keith (1992). "Biology and Social Science: A Reply to Ted Benton". Sociology. 26 (2): 219–224. doi:10.1177/0038038592026002005. JSTOR 42855006. S2CID 143926527 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Isaac, Jeffrey (1982). "On Benton's 'Objective Interests and the Sociology of Power': A Critique". Sociology. 16 (3): 440–444. doi:10.1177/0038038582016003009. JSTOR 42852456. S2CID 145102788 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b Global, Ted BentonTopics: Ecology Marxism Marxist Ecology Places (May 1, 2019). "Monthly Review | Marx, Animals, and Humans".
- ^ "Book Reviews : Ted Benton: Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies, International Library of Sociology, edited by John Rex. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1977, xi + 225 pp". Acta Sociologica. 22 (2): 205–206. April 1979. doi:10.1177/000169937902200211. ISSN 0001-6993. S2CID 220420069.
- ^ Hawthorn, Geoffrey (January 1, 1979). "Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies. Ted Benton". American Journal of Sociology. 84 (4): 1010–1012. doi:10.1086/226879 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
- ^ a b c "Profile for Ted Benton at the University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk.
- ^ Benton, Ted (November 16, 1991). "Book Reviews". Sociology. 25 (4): 729–731. doi:10.1177/0038038591025004018. S2CID 220674966.
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