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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

by: Ritzer, George

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

by: Ritzer, George

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9781444330397
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144433039X
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Copyright: 01/17/2012
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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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 sociology today. Features original chapters 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 chapters summaries by the editor

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, and Groups	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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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

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