Sociology : Issues and Debates / edited by, S. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, S., editor.

Series:

0.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 416 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 1999.

System Details:

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Summary:

Written by a star cast of contributors, this introductory undergraduate text provides students with a rich, stimulating and authoritative account of key debates and issues in sociology today. Carefully structured and edited to take account of the undergraduate student reader's needs, the essays explore sociological understandings of a range of core topics and critically examines what key issues have emerged for debate from past and current research.

Contents:

Sociology: The Individual and Society; S.Taylor

Methodology; RayPawson

From Classical to Modern Social Theory; Alan Swingewood

Power; Barry Hindess & Christine Helliwell

Class and Stratification; Rosemary Crompton

Women, Men and Gender Relations; Mary Maynard

Race and Ethnicity; Robert Miles & Stephen Small

Families, Households and Domestic Life; Stevi Jackson

Education; Robert Burgess & Andrew Parker

Religion; Grace Davie

The Mass Media; Natalie Fenton

Crime and Deviance; David Downes

Health and Illness; Steve Taylor

Work and Organisations; Glenn Morgan

Globalisation; Leslie Sklair.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-387) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350485280

1350485284

9781349275526

1349275522

OCLC:

1083468966