Sociology : a global introduction / / John J. Macionis & Ken Plummer

• Autore: Macionis John J.
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Pearson Education Limited, , 2012
• Edizione: Fifth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 1040 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps
• Disciplina: 301
• Soggetto topico: Sociology
• Persona (resp. second.): PlummerKenneth
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [967]-998) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introducing sociology -- The sociological imagination -- Thinking sociologically, thinking globally -- Studying the social: an introduction to sociological method -- Interlude 1: researching sport -- The foundations of society : from macro to micro -- Societies -- Culture -- Groups, organisations, and the rise of the network society -- Micro-sociology : the social construction of everyday life -- Interlude 2: researching food -- The unequal world : difference, division, and social stratification -- Inequality, social divisions, and social stratification -- Global poverty/global inequality -- Class, poverty and welfare: the case of the UK -- Racism, ethnicities, and migration -- The gender order and sexualities -- Age stratification, children and later life -- Disabilities, care and the humanitarian society -- Interlude 3: researching music and inequalities -- Social structures, social practices, and social institutions -- Economies, work, and consumption -- Power, governance and social movements -- Control, crime, and deviance -- Families, personal life, and living together -- Religion and belief -- Education -- Health, medicine, and well-being -- Communication and the new media -- Science, cyberspace and the risk society -- Interlude 4: researching our generational biographies -- Social change and the twenty-first century -- Populations, cities, and the space of things to come -- Social change and the environment -- Living in the twenty-first century -- Resources for critical thinking : creating sociological imaginations -- Films -- Novels -- Art and sociology -- Time and space -- Websites -- YouTube -- Key social thinkers -- World statistics -- Big debates of our time -- Abbreviations and acronyms.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sociology: a global introduction represents a uniquely co-ordinated and complete learning resource for sociology students worldwide. International in outlook and culturally wide-ranging, it also reminds us that sociology is valuable. Unrivalled in breadth, it is a text of passion and sophistication helping you become an active, connected and critical learner.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sociology
• ISBN: 0-273-72792-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150229803321
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