| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 223 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Theme 1 Thinking Sociologically; Discourse; Globalization; Modernity; Postmodernity; Rationalization; Society; Structure/Agency; Theme 2 Doing Sociology; Ideal Type; Qualitative/Quantitative Methods; Realism; Reflexivity; Science; Social Constructionism; Theme 3 Environment and Urbanism; Alienation; Environment; Industrialization; Migration; Risk; Sustainable Development; Urbanism; Theme 4 Structures of Society; Bureaucracy; Capitalism; Consumerism; Division of Labour; Education; Organization; Religion |
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Theme 5 Unequal Life ChancesClass; Gender; Intersectionality; Patriarchy; Poverty; 'Race' and Ethnicity; Social Mobility; Status; Theme 6 Relationships and the Life Course; Community; Family; Life Course; Network; Sexuality; Socialization; Theme 7 Interaction and Communication; Culture; Identity; Ideology; Interaction; Mass Media; Public Sphere; Theme 8 Health, Illness and the Body; Biomedicine; Medicalization; Sick Role; Social Model of Disability; Social Self; Stigma; Theme 9 Crime and Social Control; Anomie; Deviance; Labelling; Moral Panic; Restorative Justice; Social Control |
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Theme 10 Political SociologyAuthority; Citizenship; Civil Society; Conflict; Democracy; Nation State; Power; Social Movement; Index |
| Summary |
Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology cannot afford to stand still. Sociology today is theoretically diverse, covers a huge range of subjects and draws on a broad array of research methods. Central to this endeavour is the use of core concepts and ideas which allow sociologists to make sense of societies, though our understanding of these concepts is constantly evolving and changing. This clear and jargon-free book introduces a careful selection of essential concepts that have helped to shape sociology, and others that continue to do so. Going beyond brief, d |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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sociology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Sociology
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Soziologie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sutton, Philip W., author.
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| ISBN |
9780745684277 |
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0745684270 |
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