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Introductory sociology / Tony Bilton ... [et al.].

By: Bilton, Tony.
Contributor(s): Bonnett, Kevin | Jones, Pip | Skinner, David.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : MacMillan, 1996Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 800 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0333665104; 0333665112 .Subject(s): SociologyDDC classification: 301
Contents:
Part 1: Introduction: Studying modern society -- Introduction -- Living in modernity -- Globalisation and modernity -- Varieties of social theories: a brief introduction -- Principles of sociological research -- Part 2: Social division and power -- Understanding social stratification: social class -- The new dynamics of class -- Gender relations -- Race and ethnicity: inequalities and identities -- Power, politics and the state -- Part 3: Dimensions of contemporary social life -- Education -- Work and non-work -- Health, illness and medicine -- Understanding crime -- Theorising modern family life -- Knowledge, belief and religion -- Part 4: Theorising contemporary society -- Sociologists, modernity and progress -- Making social life: theories of action and meaning -- Making our futures: sociological knowledge and social change.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The bravest and most successful attempt yet to bring what is happening in academic sociology to the A-level market.' - Tony Breslin, Times Educational Supplement

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Introduction: Studying modern society -- Introduction -- Living in modernity -- Globalisation and modernity -- Varieties of social theories: a brief introduction -- Principles of sociological research -- Part 2: Social division and power -- Understanding social stratification: social class -- The new dynamics of class -- Gender relations -- Race and ethnicity: inequalities and identities -- Power, politics and the state -- Part 3: Dimensions of contemporary social life -- Education -- Work and non-work -- Health, illness and medicine -- Understanding crime -- Theorising modern family life -- Knowledge, belief and religion -- Part 4: Theorising contemporary society -- Sociologists, modernity and progress -- Making social life: theories of action and meaning -- Making our futures: sociological knowledge and social change.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Conceptual Foundations
  • Studying Society Today
  • Living in Modernity
  • Globalization and Modernity
  • Part II Social Divisions and Power
  • Social Divisions
  • The Significance of Social Class
  • Gender Relations
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Power, Politics and the State
  • Part III Dimensions of Modern Social Life
  • Family Life
  • Education
  • Work and Employment
  • The Mass Media
  • Health, Illness and Medicine
  • Crime
  • Knowledge, Belief and Religion
  • Part IV Sociological Theory and Method
  • Principles of Sociological Research
  • Foundations of Social Theory
  • Making Social Life: Theories of Action and Meaning
  • Modernity, Postmodernity and Social Theory
  • Part I Conceptual Foundations
  • Studying Society Today
  • Living in Modernity
  • Globalization and Modernity
  • Part II Social Divisions and Power
  • Social Divisions
  • The Significance of Social Class
  • Gender Relations
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Power, Politics and the State
  • Part III Dimensions of Modern Social Life
  • Family Life
  • Education
  • Work and Employment
  • The Mass Media
  • Health, Illness and Medicine
  • Crime
  • Knowledge, Belief and Religion
  • Part IV Sociological Theory and Method
  • Principles of Sociological Research
  • Foundations of Social Theory
  • Making Social Life: Theories of Action and Meaning
  • Modernity, Postmodernity and Social Theory