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Book Description: Blackwell Publishers, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 5th Revised edition. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Pages: 800, 1. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? The Sociological Perspective. Studying Sociology.The Development of Sociological Thinking. Theories and Theoretical Approaches. Early Theorists. Modern Theoretical Approaches. Theoretical Thinking in Sociology. Levels of Analysis: Microsociology and Macrosociology. How Can Sociology Help Us in Our Lives? Summary. 2. GLOBALISATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD. Types of Society. A Disappearing World: Pre-modern Societies and their Fate. The Modern World: the Industrialised Societies. Global Development.Social Change. Influences on Social Change. Change in the Modern Period. Globalisation. Factors Contributing to Globalisation. The Globalisation Debate. The Impact of Globalisation. Conclusion: The Need for Global Governance. Summary Points. Questions for Further Thought. Further Reading. Internet Links. 3: ASKING AND ANSWERING SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS. Why Hang Out in Public Toilets? Sociological Questions. Taking a Scientific Approach. The Research Process. Defining the Research Problem. Reviewing the Evidence. Making the Problem Precise. Working Out a Design. Carrying Out the Research. Interpreting the Results. Reporting the Findings. Reality Intrudes! Understanding Cause and Effect. Causation and Correlation. Research Methods. Ethnography. Surveys. Experiments. Life Histories. Comparative Research. Historical Analysis. Combining Comparative and Historical Research. Research in the Real World: Methods, Problems, and Pitfalls. Human Subjects and Ethical Problems. Is Sociology Merely a Restatement of the Obvious? The Influence of Sociology. Summary. Questions for Further Thought. Further Reading. Internet Links. 4. THEORETICAL THINKING IN SOCIOLOGY. Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic. Four theoretical Issues. 1. Structure and Action. 2. Consensus and Conflict. 3. The Issue of Gender. 4. The Shaping of the Modern World. Current Sociological Theory. Postmodernism. Michel Foucault. Four Contemporary Sociologists. Jurgen Habermas: Democracy and the Public Sphere. Ulrich Beck: The Global Risk Society. Manuel Castells: The Network Economy. Anthony Giddens: Social Reflexivity. Conclusion. Summary Points. Questions for Further Thought. Further Reading. Bibliography. 5. SOCIAL INTERACTION AND EVERYDAY LIFE. The Study of Daily Life. Nonverbal Communication. "Face," Gestures and Emotion. Nonverbal Communication and Gender. The Social Rules of Interaction. Shared Understandings. Garfinkel's Experiments. "Interactional Vandalism" Response Cries. Face, Body and Speech in Interaction. Encounters. Impression Management. Personal space. Interaction in Time and Space. Clock Time. Social Life and the Ordering of space and time. Everyday Life in Ccultural and Historical Perspective. The Social Construction of Reality: The Sociological Debate. Social Interaction in Cyberspace. Conclusion: The Compulsion of Proximity? Summary Points. 6. SOCIALISATION, THE LIFE-COURSE AND AGEING. Culture, Society, and Child Socialisation. Theories of Child Development. Agencies of Socialisation. Gender Socialisation. Reactions of Parents and Adults. Gender Learning. Storybooks and Television. The Difficulty of Nonsexist Child Rearing. Gender Socialisation: The Sociological Debate. Socialisation through the Life Course. Childhood. The Teenager. Young Adulthood. Mature Adulthood. Old Age. Ageing. How Do People Age? Ageing in the UK. The Politics of Ageing. The Greying of the World Population. Summary. Further Reading. Internet Links. 7. FAMILIES AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS. Basic Concepts. The Family in History. Families and Intimate Relationships in the UK. Overall Characteristics. Development and Diversity in Family Patterns. Inequality and Violence within the Family. Divorce and Separation. New Partnerships and Reconstituted Families. Alternatives to Traditional Forms of Marriage and Family-life. Theoretical Perspectives on the Family and. Bookseller Inventory # 074563379X

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Book Description: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5 REV ED. 800 pages. (800 pages) Offering an introduction for students new to the subject, this book covers the core topics of sociology and weaves together classical and contemporary theory and data, and provides a range of everyday examples to which students can easily relate. 0 Edition 5 REV ED (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AB074563379X

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