The International Handbook of Sociology

Stella R. Quah

ISBN 10: 0761968881 / ISBN 13: 9780761968887

Published by Sage Publications, SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - `The most up-to-date survey of the range of research in contemporary sociology, extremely useful to students, teachers, and researchers alike. Indispensable for collective and personal libraries' - Immanuel Wallerstein, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, ParisThis unique Handbook provides state-of-the-art reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. Drawing on dedicated knowledge and expertise, the book constitutes an unrivalled guide to the central theoretical and methodological perspectives in the discipline as a whole.The book is organized into six parts: o conceptual perspectiveso social and cultural differentiationo changing institutions and collective actiono demography, cities and housingo art and leisureo social problemsEach chapter includes a comprehensive review of the literature, covering the full range of work from contrasting traditions of thought and approaches. No existing work matches this Handbook for scholarly coverage and relevance. It is a primary resource for understanding the discipline. As such, it will appeal to lecturers, researchers and advanced graduate and undergraduate students in Sociology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The International Handbook of Sociology
• Publisher: Sage Publications, SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761968881
• ISBN 13: 9780761968887
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 170H x 33D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 33 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1062 grams

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Synopsis

`The most up-to-date survey of the range of research in contemporary sociology, extremely useful to students, teachers, and researchers alike. Indispensable for collective and personal libraries′ - Immanuel Wallerstein, Maison des Sciences de l′Homme, Paris

This unique Handbook provides state-of-the-art reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. Drawing on dedicated knowledge and expertise, the book constitutes an unrivalled guide to the central theoretical and methodological perspectives in the discipline as a whole.

The book is organized into six parts:

o conceptual perspectives

o social and cultural differentiation

o changing institutions and collective action

o demography, cities and housing

o art and leisure

o social problems

Each chapter includes a comprehensive review of the literature, covering the full range of work from contrasting traditions of thought and approaches.

No existing work matches this Handbook for scholarly coverage and relevance. It is a primary resource for understanding the discipline. As such, it will appeal to lecturers, researchers and advanced graduate and undergraduate students in Sociology.

About the Authors

Stella Quah (Ph.D) is Professor of Sociology. Her areas of research are sociology of health, family sociology and social policy as reflected in her publications. She was awarded a Fulbright-Hays scholarship from 1969 to 1971. Her research and professional activities include sabbaticals as Research Associate and Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California Berkeley (1986-87); the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University (1993-94); the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University (1997); the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, Stanford University (1997); the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University (2002); and the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University (2006). She was elected Vice-President for Research of the International Sociological Association (ISA) and Chairperson of the ISA Research Council for the session 1994-998; and served as Associate Editor of International Sociology (1998-2004). As part of her other professional activities, Professor Quah serves in Institutional Review Boards; is member of the Society for Comparative Research (US); member of the Editorial Board of Marriage & Family Review; member of the International Advisory Board of the British Journal of Sociology; Sociology of Health and Illness; Health Sociology Review; and Asian Population Studies.

Arnaud Sales holds a Doctorat d′État ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines, from Université de Paris 7-Denis Diderot. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Montreal, Canada. He is a specialist in economic sociology focusing on the interface of the economic and political fields. His research interests center on the relations between the public and private spheres, and the emergence of international private authorities; economic and administrative elites, and knowledge workers; the role of knowledge in social transformations. His publications include: La Bourgeoisie industrielle au Québec (PUM, 1979); Décideurs et gestionnaires (Éditeur officiel du Québec, 1985); He has edited or co-edited the following volumes: Développement national et économie mondialisée (Sociologie et Sociétés, 1979); La recomposition du politique (PUM/L’Harmattan, 1991); Québec, fin de siècle (Sociologie et Sociétés,1994); The International Handbook of Sociology (Sage, 2000); New Directions in the Study of Knowledge, Economy and Society (SSIS, Current Sociology, Sage, 2001) ; Knowledge, Communication and Creativity, (Sage, 2007). He was Vice-Dean of the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Graduate Studies (1987-1992) and has chaired the Department of Sociology (2000-2007). He is a former Vice-President, International, of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (1995-1998) where he founded the Knowledge, Economy and Society Network with R. Hollingsworth. After chairing the ISA Research Committee 02 on Economy and Society, he was elected Vice-President for Research (1998-2002) of the International Sociological Association and chaired ISA Research Council. In 2006, he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques of France.