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Sociology : making sense of society.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Harlow, England : Pearson 2013Edition: 5th edition / Samantha Punch, Jeni Harden, Ian Marsh, Mike KeatingDescription: 816 pages ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781408269541 (pbk.) :
  • 9781408269541 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301PUN
LOC classification:
  • HM585
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
Part 1.Introduction to the sociological imagination -- 1.Sociological thinking -- 2.Sociological theories -- 3.Sociological research -- Part 2.Introduction to social divisions -- 4.Social stratification and class -- 5.Gender -- 6.\'Race\', ethnicity and nationalism -- 7.Age -- 8.Disability -- 8.Global divisions -- 9.Global divisions -- Part 3.Introduction to understanding social life -- 10.Environment -- 11.Families and relationships -- 12.Work -- 13.Health, illness and the body -- 14.Crime and punishment -- Part 4.Introduction to knowlege and power -- 15.Education -- 16.Religion -- 17.The mass media.
Summary: Building upon the success of previous editions, this fourth edition of 'Sociology' lays the foundations for a theoretically and methodologically robust understanding of the subject area. Key topics are examined in an accessible and rigorous manner, encouraging reflection within a wide social, cultural and historical context.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216512
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216510
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216513
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216511
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216481
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 301PUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216448

Previous edition: Harlow: Longman, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1.Introduction to the sociological imagination -- 1.Sociological thinking -- 2.Sociological theories -- 3.Sociological research -- Part 2.Introduction to social divisions -- 4.Social stratification and class -- 5.Gender -- 6.\'Race\', ethnicity and nationalism -- 7.Age -- 8.Disability -- 8.Global divisions -- 9.Global divisions -- Part 3.Introduction to understanding social life -- 10.Environment -- 11.Families and relationships -- 12.Work -- 13.Health, illness and the body -- 14.Crime and punishment -- Part 4.Introduction to knowlege and power -- 15.Education -- 16.Religion -- 17.The mass media.

Building upon the success of previous editions, this fourth edition of 'Sociology' lays the foundations for a theoretically and methodologically robust understanding of the subject area. Key topics are examined in an accessible and rigorous manner, encouraging reflection within a wide social, cultural and historical context.

Also issued online.

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