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Sociology /

by Giddens, Anthony [author.]; Sutton, Philip W [author.]; Saṭon, Filip Ṿ.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2017Edition: 8th ed.Description: xi, 1130 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780745696683; 0745696686.Subject(s): Sociology | Social theory
Contents:
What is sociology? -- Asking and answering sociological questions -- Theories and perspectives -- Globalization and social change -- The environment -- Cities and urban life -- Work and the economy -- Social interaction and everyday life -- The life course -- Families and intimate relationships -- Health, illness and disability -- Stratification and social class -- Poverty, social exclusion and welfare -- Global inequality -- Gender and sexuality -- Race, ethnicity and migration -- Religion -- The media -- Education -- Crime and deviance -- Politics, government and social movements -- Nations, war and terrorism.
Summary: 'Sociology' provides an introduction to its field. The book is packed with student-friendly features such as boxes on 'thinking critically', 'using your sociological imagination', 'classic studies' and 'global society'.
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"First edition published in 1989 by Polity Press."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is sociology? -- Asking and answering sociological questions -- Theories and perspectives -- Globalization and social change -- The environment -- Cities and urban life -- Work and the economy -- Social interaction and everyday life -- The life course -- Families and intimate relationships -- Health, illness and disability -- Stratification and social class -- Poverty, social exclusion and welfare -- Global inequality -- Gender and sexuality -- Race, ethnicity and migration -- Religion -- The media -- Education -- Crime and deviance -- Politics, government and social movements -- Nations, war and terrorism.

'Sociology' provides an introduction to its field. The book is packed with student-friendly features such as boxes on 'thinking critically', 'using your sociological imagination', 'classic studies' and 'global society'.

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