TY  - BOOK
AU  - Macionis,John J.
AU  - Plummer,Kenneth
AU  - Plummer,Ken
TI  - Sociology: a global introduction 
SN  - 9780130407375 (pbk.) :
AV  - HM586 
U1  - 301 MAC 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Harlow
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Sociology & anthropology
KW  - thema
N1  - Previous ed.: 1997; Includes bibliographical references (p. 681-730) and index; Part 1: The Foundations of Sociology:-  1.The Sociological Perspective -- 2.Sociological Investigation.  Part 2: The Foundations of Society:-  3. Society -- 4.Culture -- 5. Socialisation -- 6. Social interaction in Everyday Life -- 7. Groups and Organisations -- 8. Deviance and Control.  Part 3: Social Inequality:- 9. Social Stratification -- 10. Class, Poverty and Welfare -- 11. Global Stratification -- 12.Race, Ethnicity and Migration -- 13. Gender and Sexuality -- 14. Ageing and the Elderly.  Part 4: Social Institutions:-  15.The Economy, Consumption and Work -- 16. Power, the State and Social Movements -- 17. Families -- 18. Religion -- 19.Education -- 20. Health and Medicine -- 21.The Mass Media.  Part 5: Social Change:-  22. Population and Urbanisation -- 23. Environment and the Risk Society -- 24. Social Change: Traditional, Modern and Postmodern Societies
N2  - This volume provides a fresh approach to the study of introductory sociology. It looks at the social world from a global perspective, recognising that it is increasingly difficult to understand one country in isolation from another
ER  -