Sociology and Scotland: An Introduction - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954598709 ISBN 13: 9780954598709

Publisher: Unity Publications Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

A lively, informative and engaging introductory sociology text that will equip students on a wide range of further and higher education courses with the sociological skills required to analyse contemporary Scottish society. The text is unique in that it provides comprehensive coverage of basic sociological concepts, theories and studies with Scottish applications, where appropriate. The text will be of interest to anyone who has interest in the sociological aspects of contemporary Scottish society but is of particular relevance to students studying sociology at SCQF levels 7 and 8 i.e Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma Social Sciences, Advanced Higher Sociology, first year undergraduate and students on courses with sociology components such as HNC Social Care, Diploma in Higher Education, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work, BA Social Work and Youth and Community Studies. It will also be of use to practitioners such as community workers!
, social workers and nurses.

About this title

From the Author:

The book benefits from a wide variety of contributions from practising lecturing and research staff in further and higher education who are highly experienced in teaching students at undergraduate level.

About the Author:

Edited by Tony Sweeney, a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences with The Open University in Scotland. He is a vetter and external examiner for NQ Sociology and a director of The Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences (ATSS). John Lewis is a Section Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Politics at Cardonald College, Glasgow and an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences with the Open University in Scotland. He is an SQA external moderator for the HNC/D Social Sciences and Principal Assessor for NQ Sociology in Scotland.Neil Etherington is a doctoral student at Strathclyde University's Department of Human Resource management, where he also teaches. He is an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences with The Open University in Scotland and is currently involved in various capacities at Cardonald and Langside Colleges in Glasgow and Stevenson College in Edinburgh.

About this edition

• Publisher: Unity Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0954598709
• ISBN 13: 9780954598709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Sweeney Tony, Lewis John, Etherington Neil