Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Price: 299.00 INR
ISBN:
9780192853806
Publication date:
23/10/2000
Paperback
Price: 299.00 INR
ISBN:
9780192853806
Publication date:
23/10/2000
Paperback
Part of Very Short Introduction
Bruce Steve
Suitable for: Interested general readers; students and prospective students of sociology.
Rights: OUP UK (Indian Territory)
Part of Very Short Introduction
Bruce Steve
Description
Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, work in bureaucracies, and changes in religious and political organizations, this Very Short Introduction explores the tension between the individual s role in society and society s role in shaping the individual, and demonstrates the value of sociology as a perspective for understanding the modern world.
Part of Very Short Introduction
Bruce Steve
Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Status of Sociology
- 2 Social Constructions
- 3 Causes and Consequences
- 4 The Modern World
- 5 The Imposters
- Further Reading
Part of Very Short Introduction
Bruce Steve
Features
- Part of relaunch of Very Short Introductions seriesCompletely accessible to the newcomer; avoids perspectivitis of most introductory sociology booksSteve Bruce is a well-known popularizer of sociology, and has published several books with OUP
Part of Very Short Introduction
Bruce Steve
Description
Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, work in bureaucracies, and changes in religious and political organizations, this Very Short Introduction explores the tension between the individual s role in society and society s role in shaping the individual, and demonstrates the value of sociology as a perspective for understanding the modern world.
Read MoreTable of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Status of Sociology
- 2 Social Constructions
- 3 Causes and Consequences
- 4 The Modern World
- 5 The Imposters
- Further Reading
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