The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology
ISBN: 9781444330397 | 144433039X
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 1/17/2012
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Features original essays contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with essay summaries by the editor .
Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociolo... MORE
Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociolo... MORE
| Notes on Contributors viii | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Philosophy and Sociology | p. 9 |
| A Selective History of Sociology | p. 25 |
| Quantitative Methods | p. 55 |
| Qualitative Methods | p. 73 |
| p. 82 | |
| Contemporary Sociological Theory | p. 98 |
| Basic Topics in Sociology | p. 119 |
| Action, Interaction,... MORE | p. 121 |
| Groups and Institutions, Structures and Processes | p. 139 |
| The Sociology of Organizations | p. 164 |
| Cultural Analysis | p. 182 |
| The Changing Life Course | p. 197 |
| Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities | p. 212 |
| Criminology | p. 229 |
| Critical Sexualities Studies | p. 243 |
| Feeling Class: Affect and Culture in the Making of Class Relations | p. 269 |
| Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States | p. 287 |
| Genders and Sexualities in Global Context: An Intersectional Assessment of Contemporary Scholarship | p. 304 |
| Changing Families: Fluidity, Partnership, and Family Structure | p. 333 |
| Sociology of Education | p. 348 |
| Sociology of Religion | p. 367 |
| Current Directions in Medical Sociology | p. 385 |
| Media and Communications | p. 402 |
| Work and Employment | p. 418 |
| The Sociology of Consumption | p. 444 |
| Population | p. 470 |
| Urbanization | p. 488 |
| Environmental Sociology | p. 504 |
| Social Movements | p. 522 |
| Globalization | p. 545 |
| Cutting edge issues in sociology | p. 565 |
| After Neoliberalism: Whither Capitalism? | p. 567 |
| Organized Coercion and Political Authority: Armed Conflict in a World of States | p. 588 |
| Science and Technology: Now and in the Future | p. 609 |
| The Internet, Web 2.0, and Beyond | p. 626 |
| Index | p. 649 |
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George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. His books include The McDonaldization of Society (6th edn., 2011), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd edn., 2007) Globalization: A Basic Text (2010). Ritzer has also received the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award.
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