In praise of sociology / / Gordon Marshall

• Autore: Marshall Gordon
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Boston : , : Unwin Hyman, , 1990
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Disciplina: 301/.0941
• Soggetto topico: Sociology - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Social sciences - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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 rac
• Titolo autorizzato: In praise of sociology
• ISBN: 9781134998029; 1134998023; 9781134998036; 1134998031; 9781280327681; 1280327685; 9780203161739; 0203161734
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170985203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II