02919oam 2200697I 450 991017098520332120251116142422.09781134998029113499802397811349980361134998031978128032768112803276859780203161739020316173410.4324/9780203161739 (CKB)111056485245242(EBL)179636(OCoLC)437082224(SSID)ssj0000177710(PQKBManifestationID)11922940(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177710(PQKBWorkID)10218734(PQKB)10544752(Au-PeEL)EBL179636(CaPaEBR)ebr10060900(CaONFJC)MIL32768(OCoLC)252792060(MiAaPQ)EBC179636(EXLCZ)9911105648524524220180331d1990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn praise of sociology /Gordon Marshall1st ed.London ;Boston :Unwin Hyman,1990.1 online resource (275 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780415754934 0415754933 9780044456872 0044456875 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements page; The theme; Social class and social mobility; Education and culture; Poverty in an affluent society; Managing the new technology; Workers and their wages; Race and housing in the inner city; The rise and fall of the mods; Sociologists and scientologists; On the social origins of clinical depression; Families and social networks; A conclusion; Further reading; IndexIn this lively and entertaining book, Gordon Marshall explores ten classic studies of British society to demonstrate the valuable qualities of British sociology, and its importance for understanding contemporary society. In each case he provides a precis of the research undertaken, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, a series of points that can be made in praise or criticism of the research, and an assessment of the sociological contribution made by the researchers. The ten studies chosen are: Goldthorpe on social mobility, Townsend on poverty, Rex and Moore on racSociologyGreat BritainHistory20th centurySocial sciencesGreat BritainSociologyHistorySocial sciences301/.0941Marshall Gordon142760MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910170985203321In praise of sociology2191045UNINA