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The student's companion to sociology / American editor: Chet Ballard, British editors: Jon Gubbay, Chris Middleton.
LIBRA HM51 .S925 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology.
- Sociologists--Vocational guidance.
- Sociologists.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Publishers, 1997.
- Summary:
- This Companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the discipline of Sociology. Written by an international team of leading academics and teachers, this volume provides succinct summaries of the state of knowledge in each of the subfields. The volume is divided into parts broadly described as: approaches, subject matter, methods, current debates, resources (books, journals and archives) and opportunities (intellectual, research-based and career). Overall, the chapters convey the tremendous dynamism and diversity of the field.
- The Companion emphasizes the discipline's engagement with the real world' orients readers within a complex and varied discipline, introduces the full range of approaches within the discipline, and encourages the development of transferable skills.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0631199470
- 0631199489
- OCLC:
- 35151266
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