Nasar Meer

Sociology for Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time.

Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition:
Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories.
Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life
Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology
Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research
Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 725g
• ISBN-13: 9781119991342
• ISBN-10: 111999134X
• Artikelnr.: 32695045

Autorenporträt

Nasar Meer, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University. He studied at Essex, Edinburgh, Bristol and Harvard Universities. Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor and college professor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: The Basic Basics. Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your
Head around It. Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?
Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of Sociology.
Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can't Put Society in a Test Tube.
Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist. Chapter 5: Socialisation: What
is 'Culture,' and Where Can I Get Some? Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life
Is a Game, What Are the Rules? Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our
Diverse World. Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks. Chapter
8: Social Stratifi cation: We're All Equal, But Some of Us Are More Equal
Than Others. Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where's
the Finish Line? Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National
Identities. Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.
Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I Won! Part IV:
All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social Organisation. Chapter 13:
Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and Disorganisations).
Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and Political
Sociology. Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain't No) Love in
the Heart of the City. Part V: Sociology and Your Life. Chapter 16: The
Family and the Life Course. Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social
Change. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That
Don't Feel Like Homework. Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight
in Everyday Life. Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.
Index.