Essential Concepts in Sociology - Softcover

Giddens, Anthony; Sutton, Philip W.

 
9780745649863: Essential Concepts in Sociology
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0745649866 ISBN 13: 9780745649863
Verlag: Polity Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology cannot afford to stand still. Sociology today is theoretically diverse, covers a huge range of subjects and draws on a broad array of research methods. Central to this endeavour is the use of core concepts and ideas which allow sociologists to make sense of societies, though our understanding of these concepts is constantly evolving and changing. This clear and jargon-free book introduces a careful selection of essential concepts that have helped to shape sociology, and others that continue to do so. Going beyond brief, dictionary-style definitions, Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton provide an extended discussion of each concept which sets it into historical and theoretical context, explores its main meanings in use, introduces some relevant criticisms, and points readers to its ongoing development in contemporary research and theorizing. Organized in ten thematic sections, the book offers a portrait of sociology through its essential concepts ranging from capitalism, identity and deviance to citizenship, the environment and intersectionality. It will be essential reading for all those new to sociology, as well as those seeking a reliable route map for a rapidly changing world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Anthony Giddens is the former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Life Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge, and a member of the House of Lords, UK. He is a very influential sociologist and social theorist, and his many books include The Third Way and The Consequences of Modernity. Philip W. Sutton is an independent researcher, formerly of the University of Leeds and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

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Verlag
Polity Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0745649866
ISBN 13 
9780745649863
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
229
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