TY - BOOK AU - Marsh,Ian TI - Sociology: making sense of society SN - 9781405873574 (pbk.) : AV - HM585 U1 - 301 MAR PY - 2009/// CY - Harlow PB - Longman KW - Sociology KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Sociology & anthropology KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2005; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 1 Sociological thinking 2 Sociological theories 3 Sociological methods Part 2 4 Social stratification and class 5 Gender 6 Race, ethnicitiy and nationalism 7 Age 8 Disability and the body 9 Global divisions Part 3 10 Environment 11 Families and households 12 Work 13 Health, illness and the body 14 Crime and punishment Part 4 15 Education 16 Religion 17 The mass media N2 - 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 ER -