| Description |
viii, 420 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is Sociology? 1. The Scope of Sociology / Anthony Giddens. 2. The Sociological Imagination and the Promise of Sociology / C. Wright Mills. 3. Thinking Sociologically / Zygmunt Bauman -- 2. Culture and Society. 4. Defining 'Culture' / Rosamund Billington, Sheelagh Strawbridge and Lenore Greensides / [et al.]. 5. The Proper Study of Humankind / The Economist. 6. The Internet in the Middle East and North Africa: A Cautious Start / Human Rights Watch -- 3. A Changing World. 7. The McDonaldization of Society: The Changing Character of Contemporary Social Life / George Ritzer. 8. Beyond the Information Revolution / Peter F. Drucker. 9. Globalization / David Held, Anthony McGrew and David Goldblatt / [et al.] -- 4. Social Interaction and Everyday Life. 10. Social Interaction and Everyday Life / Erving Goffman. 11. The Structure of Face Engagements / Erving Goffman. 12. Embarrassment and Interactional Organization / Christian Heath. 13. Time, Habit and Repetition in Day-to-Day Life / Michael Young -- 5. Gender and Sexuality. 14. Explaining Gender and Gender Inequalities / Jane Pilcher. 15. Lesbians at Home: Why Can't a Man be More Like a Woman? / Gillian A. Dunne. 16. What do We Mean When We Talk About the Body and Sexuality? / Jeffrey Weeks. 17. A Self-Made Man / Paul Hewitt and Jane Warren. 18. The Male Dodo: Are Men Necessary? / The Economist -- 6. Sociology of the Body Health, Illness and Ageing. 19. A Sociology of 'Fringe' Medicine: A Healthy Alternative? / Stephen Hunt and Nikki Lightly. 20. The Sociology of Health and Illness / Sarah Nettleton. 21. Patenting Life / Jeremy Rifkin. 22. Sickness and Health in Pre-Modern England / Roy Porter and Dorothy Porter -- 7. Families. 23. Constructing Post-divorce Childhoods / Carol Smart and Bren Neale. 24. The Normal Chaos of Love / Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim. 25. Home Sweet Home: The Debate About Family Values / The Economist. 26. On Friendship / Ray Pahl -- 8. Crime and Deviance. 27. A Sociology of Hackers / Tim Jordan and Paul Taylor. 28. Electronic Policing / Richard V. Ericson and Kevin D. Haggerty. 29. Gang Babes Love to Kill / Ruaridh Nicoll. 30. Surviving in a Women's Prison / Josie O'Dwyer and Pat Carlen -- 9. Race, Ethnicity and Migration. 31. Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era / Anthony D. Smith. 32. The Development of Ethnic Awareness and Identification / Frances Aboud. 33. 'There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack' / Paul Gilroy. 34. Europe Needs More Immigrants / The Economist -- 10. Class, Stratification and Inequality. 35. Are Social Classes Dying? / Terry Nicholls Clark and Seymour Martin Lipset. 36. Marx and Weber on Class / Anthony Giddens. 37. Capitalism without Classes / Andy Furlong and Fred Cartmel. 38. Haves and Have-nots: How to Overcome the Digital Divide / The Economist -- 11. Poverty, Welfare and Social Exclusion. 39. Rethinking Poverty in Globalized Conditions / Laura Buffoni. 40. When Work Disappears: New Implications for Race and Urban Poverty in the Global Economy / William Julius Wilson. 41. Privatising Peace of Mind / Matthew Bishop. 42. Global Inequality / Martin Dickson -- 12. Modern Organizations. 43. Though Upbeat on the Economy, People Still Fear for Their Jobs / Steve Lohr. 44. The Virtual Organization / William H. Dutton -- 13. Work and Economic Life. 45. New Ways of Working and Living / Nick Jewson and Alan Felstead. 46. You've Got to Go with the Flow: The Changing Nature of Jobs / Chris Brewster. 47. Information Technology and the 'Information Society' / David Lyon -- 14. Government and Politics. 48. What is Democracy? / David Beetham and Kevin Boyle. 49. Nations and Nationalism / Ernest Gellner. 50. Are Political Parties Empty Vessels? / The Economist. 51. Globalizing Democracy / Benjamin R. Barber -- 15. Mass Media and Communications. 52. Tune in, Log on: Soaps, Fandom and Online Community / Nancy K. Baym. 53. The Internet and Society / James Slevin. 54. Mass Communication, Symbolic Goods and Media Products / John B. Thompson -- 16. Education. 55. Gender Differences in Education: The Underachievement of Boys / Eirene Mitsos and Ken Browne. 56. Dossing, Blagging and Wagging: Countercultural Groups in the School Environment / Paul E. Willis. 57. Globalization and Concurrent Challenges for Higher Education / Jan Sadlak -- 17. Religion. 58. Secularisation? New York See it, Now You Don't / Malcolm Hamilton. 59. Islam in the Age of Postmodernity / Akbar S. Ahmed and Hastings Donnan. 60. And the Word Was All Male / Andrew Brown -- 18. Cities and Urban Spaces. 61. Urban Disasters and Megacities in a Risk Society / Tom Horlick-Jones. 62. Poor Areas and Social Exclusion / Anne Power -- 19. Population Growth and Ecological Crisis. 63. Risk, Environment and Modernity: Towards a New Ecology / Scott Lash, Bronislaw Szerszynski and Brian Wynne. 64. Factor Four: Doubling Wealth - Halving Resource Use / Ernst von Weizsacker, Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins. 65. The Effect of Migrants in the Labour Market / The Economist -- 20. Sociological Research Methods. 66. Sociologists in White Coats: Experiments in Sociology / Mike Moores. 67. The Value of the Survey Method / Catherine Marsh. 68. The Human Element in Fieldwork / Robert A. Georges and Michael O. Jones. 69. Absolute and Relative Poverty in Britain: An Illustration of Survey Work / Joanna Mack and Stewart Lansley. 70. Conversation Analysis / John Heritage -- 21. Theoretical Thinking in Sociology. 71. Sociology and the Explanation of Human Behaviour / Anthony Giddens. 72. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity / Ulrich Beck. 73. Introduction to Habermas / David Held |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For primary and secondary students |
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Puppet theater in education.
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Puppet making.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Creative activities and seat work.
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Marine animals -- Juvenile literature.
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English language -- Composition and exercises.
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English language -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Idioms -- Study and teaching.
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Sociology.
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Boarding schools -- Australia -- Administration -- Study and teaching.
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Associations, institutions, etc. -- Australia -- Management.
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| Author |
Giddens, Anthony.
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Child Care Access Resource & Training Agency
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| LC no. |
00002282 |
| ISBN |
0745624391 |
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0745624405 paperback |
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