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Autore |
Beamish Rob |
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Titolo |
The promise of sociology : classical approaches to contemporary society / / Rob Beamish |
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North York, Ontario ; ; Tonawanda, New York : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-3406-5 |
1-4426-3407-3 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (424 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sociology |
Sociology - Philosophy |
Popular culture |
Sociologie |
Sociologie - Philosophie |
Culture populaire |
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Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface ; Introduction ; Part One Why Think Sociologically?; Chapter 1 Visions and Profiles of Students Today ; Chapter 2 Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology ; Chapter 3 The Light of Reason: Higher Education's Challenges; Part Two The Classical Tradition ; Chapter 4 Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations; Chapter 5 Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity ; Chapter 6 From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society ; Chapter 7 Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts. |
Chapter 8 Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action Chapter 9 The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World; Part Three Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture; Chapter 10 Culture and Critique ; Chapter 11 The Dialectics of Popular |
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Culture ; Chapter 12 Rock 'n' Roll as Complex Culture ; Chapter 13 The Promise of Sociology ; Glossary of Key Terms and Names; Bibliography ; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. |
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