Key Concepts in Sociology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84920-305-0
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: SAGE Key Concepts series

"A glossary of key concepts was just the sort of thing I needed when I was a sociology student. Peter Braham has written a lively, comprehensive guide to the most important concepts in our discipline. It will become an essential student resource."

- David Silverman, Goldsmith's and King's College, University of London

"A triumphant tour de force. will be a useful, even essential tool for students and faculty. It is actually fascinating reading even for non-sociologists since these ideas impact all of us all the time."

- Anthony Synnott, Concordia University in Montreal

"A crisp and comprehensive guide to the discipline. The thirty-eight entries, covering history, substance and evaluation, thereby describe both conventional and new topics that define the syllabus of modern sociology. A valuable guide to both teachers and students."

- Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of Sociology, CUNY USA

Sociology consists of a myriad of frequently confusing concepts. Key Concepts in Sociology provides a comprehensive, lively and clearly-written guide to the most important concepts in the subject. It includes both what might be regarded as 'classic' sociological concepts, such as 'class', 'bureaucracy' and 'community', as well as subjects that have become increasingly prominent in recent times, such as 'celebrity', 'risk' and 'the body'.

Each of the thirty-eight substantive entries:

- defines the concept

- provides a clear and compelling narrative

- clarifies the main debates, perspectives and disagreements

- gives advice on further reading

Key Concepts in Sociology should be the first choice for sociology students at all levels of learning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Braham, Peter H

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Peter Braham

Alienation

Anomie

Bureaucracy

Capitalism

Celebrity
Citizenship

Class

Community

Consumption

Culture
Development
Deviance

Discourse

Division of Labour
Economic Sociology

Equality

Everyday Life

Family

Feminism
Gender

Globalization

Identity

Ideology

Modernity and Postmodernity
Orientalism

Positivism

Public Sociology

Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Race

Rational Choice

Risk
Social Exclusion

Social Justice

Social Mobility

Social Movements

Social Stratification
Society
The Body

Über Autor(innen)

Braham, Peter H
Peter Braham lectured in sociology at the Open University for many years. He made major contributions to a number of Open University courses: Patterns of Inequality; Ethnic Minorities and Community Relations; Mass Communication and Society; An Introduction to Sociology; 'Race', Education and Society; Understanding Modern Societies; Implementing New Technologies; An Introduction to Information Technology; Culture, Media and Identities; Studying Family and Community History: 19th and 20th Centuries; and Sociology and Society.

He co-edited Discrimination and Disadvantage in Employment: the Experience of Black Workers [1981]; Media, Knowledge and Power [1986]; Racism and Antiracism [1992]; Political and Economic Forms of Modernity [1992]; Social Differences and Divisions [2002]; Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture [2003]. His main research interests have been in migration and settlement, child immigration and family reunification, and he has been the UK partner on several international research projects in these areas.