Sociology

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Title:

Sociology

Author:

Giddens, Anthony.

ISBN:

9780745623108

9780745623115

Personal Author:

Giddens, Anthony.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Cambridge [England] : Polity Press, 2001.

Physical Description:

xvii, 750 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Contents:

1. What is sociology? -- 2. Culture and society -- 3. A changing world -- 4. Social interaction and everyday life -- 5. Gender and sexuality -- 6. Sociology of the body: health, illness and ageing -- 7. Families -- 8. Crime and deviance -- 9. Race, ethnicity and migration -- 10. Class, statification and inequality -- 11. Poverty, welfare and social exclusion -- 12. Modern organizations -- 13. Work and economic life -- 14. Government and politics -- 15. Mass media and communications -- 16. Education -- 17. Religion -- 18. Cities and urban spaces -- 19. Population growth and ecological crisis -- 20. Sociological research methods -- 21. Theoretical thinking in sociology.

Abstract:

Sociology provides an introduction to its field. The fourth edition preserves the lucid, lively and comprehensive qualities which marked the book in its earlier versions. Numerous student learning aids are provided.

Subject Term:

Sociology.

Sociologie -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.

Sociology. (OCoLC)fst01123875

Sociologie.

Added Author:

Birdsall, Karen.

Electronic Access:

Inhaltsverzeichnis http://tocs.ub.uni-mainz.de/pdfs/100121209.pdf

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Summary

The fourth edition of Sociology preserves and further enhances the book's qualities - its lucidity, and comprehensiveness. In its original edition, the book incorporated a treatment of cutting-edge areas of the subject, such as the impact of globalization. The 4th edition comes to terms with the impact of the internet and the new economy. An analysis of these developments is fed into many of the chapters. The 4th edition also includes a diversity of new chapters, sections and topics. There are new chapters, for example, on poverty and social exclusion and on ecological problems. As with previous editions, the book maintains a strongly comparative orientation, with materials drawn from variety of different societies and cultures across the world. More emphasis has been given to sociological theory than in previous editions.