The Blackwell dictionary of sociology : a user's guide to sociological language / Allan G. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Allan G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Dictionaries.

Sociology.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xii, 413 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Dictionary of sociology

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.

Summary:

This second edition of Allan G. Johnson's one-volume dictionary includes 75 new entries, as well as an expanded biographical section, extensive revisions and updates, and more thorough cross-referencing. The combination of clear prose, engaging examples, a single author's voice, and minimal assumptions about the average reader's prior knowledge of the field, makes this a distinctive and valuable reference work. Johnson defines amorphous and fuzzy sociological concepts in a lively and sensible way and his book provides an introduction to what it means to think sociologically. For a deeper understanding of social life, and of the only discipline dedicated to making sense of it in all its diversity, this Dictionary is a perfect guide.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631216804

0631216812

OCLC:

59556873