Discovering Sociology
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Beschreibung
This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce Sociology as a discipline and to help students realize how deeply sociological issues impact on their own lives. Over the book’s twelve chapters, students discover what Sociology is, alongside its historical development and emergent new concerns. They will be led through the theories that underpin the discipline and familiarized with what it takes to undertake good sociological research. Ultimately students will be led and inspired to develop their own sociological imagination – learning to question their own assumptions about the society, the culture and the world around them today.
Historically, the majority of introductory Sociology textbooks have run to many hundreds of pages, discouraging students from further reading. By contrast, Discovering Sociology has been carefully designed and developed as a true introduction, covering the key ideas and topics that first year undergraduate students need to engage with without sacrificing intellectual rigour.
- 'Provocations', using controversial or counter-intuitive arguments to spark debate and make students question their own assumptions
- ‘Good Sociology/Bad Sociology’ highlights approaches for the budding sociologist to adopt or avoid
- ‘Vox pops’ interviews provide real life insight and opinion to give readers a practical handle on the sociological issues they’ve studied in theory
- Tables, figures and evocative images add to a lively eye-catching design
- Up-to-the-moment real-world examples ensure that learners quickly make the vital connection between sociological issues and their own lives
- An accompanying website hosts author video debates; lecturer guides; a ‘Discovering Sociology Across the Globe’ feature covering local issues worldwide; an interactive glossary; and more.
- Two new chapters adding coverage on crime, deviance and political sociology
- Updated examples, Vox Pops and case studies keep this new edition feeling fresh and contemporary and ensure diverse coverage, including from beyond Western sociology
- Thoughtfully updated and refreshed layout and visual features.
Core text for introductory sociology modules, as well as supplementary reading on undergraduate and postgraduate courses which draw on sociology for students undertaking a whole host of courses across the Social Sciences and beyond (e.g. Social Work, Nursing).
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Mark McCormack
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