In praise of sociology / Gordon Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Gordon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Sociology.

Social sciences--Great Britain.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Boston : Unwin Hyman, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this lively and entertaining book, Gordon Marshall explores ten classic studies of British society to demonstrate the valuable qualities of British sociology, and its importance for understanding contemporary society. In each case he provides a precis of the research undertaken, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, a series of points that can be made in praise or criticism of the research, and an assessment of the sociological contribution made by the researchers. The ten studies chosen are: Goldthorpe on social mobility, Townsend on poverty, Rex and Moore on rac

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements page; The theme; Social class and social mobility; Education and culture; Poverty in an affluent society; Managing the new technology; Workers and their wages; Race and housing in the inner city; The rise and fall of the mods; Sociologists and scientologists; On the social origins of clinical depression; Families and social networks; A conclusion; Further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781134998029

1134998023

9781134998036

1134998031

9781280327681

1280327685

9780203161739

0203161734

OCLC:

437082224