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Core Concepts in Sociology


Core Concepts in Sociology


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von: J. Michael Ryan

24,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 07.09.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781119168638
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 384

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<p><b>An essential guide to the basic concepts that comprise the study of sociology with contributions from an international range of leading experts</b><b> </b></p> <p><i>Core Concepts in Sociology</i> is a comprehensive guide to the essential concepts relevant to the current study of the discipline and wider social science. The contributing authors cover a wide range of concepts that remain at the heart of sociology including those from its academic founding and others much more recent in their development. The text contains contributions from an international panel of leading figures in the field, utilizing their expertise on core concepts and presenting an accessible introduction for students.</p> <p>Drawing on the widest range of ideas, research, current literature and expert assessment, <i>Core Concepts in Sociology </i>contains over 90 concepts that represent the discipline. Coverage includes concepts ranging from aging to capitalism, democracy to economic sociology, epistemology to everyday life, media to risk, stigma and much more. This vital resource:</p> <ul> <li>Sets out the concepts that underpin the study of sociology and wider social science</li> <li>Contains contributions from an international panel of leading figures in the field</li> <li>Includes a comprehensive review of the basic concepts that comprise the foundation and essential development of the discipline</li> <li>Designed as a concise and accessible resource </li> </ul> <p>Written for students, researchers and wider professionals with an interest in the field of sociology, <i>Core Concepts in Sociology</i> offers a concise, affordable and accessible resource for studying the underpinnings of sociology and social science.</p>
<p>List of Contributors xi</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p>Aging, Sociology of 3<br /><i>Susan A. McDaniel</i></p> <p>Alienation 6<br /><i>Chris Yuill</i></p> <p>Anomie 8<br /><i>Mathieu Deflem</i></p> <p>Body, the 10<br /><i>Chris Shilling</i></p> <p>Capital: Cultural, Social, and Economic 14<br /><i>William Haller</i></p> <p>Capitalism 17<br /><i>Rob Beamish</i></p> <p>Citizenship 23<br /><i>Charles Lee</i></p> <p>City, the 27<br /><i>Leonard Nevarez</i></p> <p>Class 30<br /><i>Rob Beamish</i></p> <p>Class, Capitalist 34<br /><i>Leslie Sklair</i></p> <p>Colonialism and Postcolonialism 37<br /><i>Gurminder K. Bhambra</i></p> <p>Community 40<br /><i>Graham Day</i></p> <p>Constructionism vs. Essentialism 43<br /><i>Kenneth J. Gergen</i></p> <p>Consumption 46<br /><i>Juliet B. Schor</i></p> <p>Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology of 50<br /><i>Joseph Asomah and Hongming Cheng</i></p> <p>Culture, Sociology of 55<br /><i>Lisa McCormick</i></p> <p>Democracy 60<br /><i>Kathleen C. Schwartzman</i></p> <p>Demography and Population Studies 63<br /><i>Sangeeta Parashar</i></p> <p>Development, Sociology of 67<br /><i>Peter Evans and Patrick Heller</i></p> <p>Deviance 70<br /><i>Erich Goode</i></p> <p>Disability, Sociology of 76<br /><i>Valerie Leiter</i></p> <p>Dramaturgy 79<br /><i>Robert D. Benford</i></p> <p>Economic Sociology 81<br /><i>Milan Zafirovski</i></p> <p>Education, Sociology of 86<br /><i>Annette Lareau and Sherelle Ferguson</i></p> <p>Emotion, Sociology of 90<br /><i>Marci D. Cottingham</i></p> <p>Environment, Sociology of the 93<br /><i>Riley E. Dunlap</i></p> <p>Epistemology 96<br /><i>Liz Stanley</i></p> <p>Ethnography 98<br /><i>Richard Ocejo</i></p> <p>Ethnomethodology 100<br /><i>Andrew P. Carlin</i></p> <p>Everyday Life 103<br /><i>Arthur McLuhan</i></p> <p>Family and Kinship, Sociology of 105<br /><i>Linda L. Semu</i></p> <p>Feminist Theory 110<br /><i>Nancy Naples</i></p> <p>Frames, Narratives, and Ideology 114<br /><i>Rens Vliegenthart</i></p> <p>Gender 118<br /><i>Michael Kimmel and Katie M. Gordon</i></p> <p>Globalization 123<br /><i>George Ritzer</i></p> <p>Homelessness 126<br /><i>James D. Wright</i></p> <p>Homophobia and Heterosexism 129<br /><i>Damien W. Riggs</i></p> <p>Human Rights, Sociology of 131<br /><i>Patricia Hynes</i></p> <p>Identity 133<br /><i>James E. Côté</i></p> <p>Immigration, Migration, and Refugees 137<br /><i>Alexandra Parrs</i></p> <p>Inequality, Gender 141<br /><i>Robert Max Jackson</i></p> <p>Inequality, Global 145<br /><i>Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz</i></p> <p>Inequality, Racial and Ethnic 149<br /><i>Rutledge M. Dennis</i></p> <p>Internet, the 155<br /><i>Charalambos Tsekeris</i></p> <p>Intersectionality 158<br /><i>Kylan Mattias de Vries</i></p> <p>Knowledge, Sociology of 161<br /><i>E. Doyle McCarthy</i></p> <p>Life Course 166<br /><i>Jeylan T. Mortimer</i></p> <p>Marxism 169<br /><i>Alan Spector</i></p> <p>Masculinities 175<br /><i>Sebastián Madrid</i></p> <p>Media, Sociology of the 178<br /><i>Michele Sorice</i></p> <p>Medical Sociology 182<br /><i>William C. Cockerham</i></p> <p>Medicalization 187<br /><i>Peter Conrad</i></p> <p>Mental Health and Illness 190<br /><i>Emily Allen Paine and Tetyana Pudrovska</i></p> <p>Military Sociology 194<br /><i>Ryan Kelty and David R. Segal</i></p> <p>Modernity 197<br /><i>Gerard Delanty and Aurea Mota</i></p> <p>Nationalism 200<br /><i>Helen Rizzo</i></p> <p>Organizations, Sociology of 203<br /><i>Stewart Clegg</i></p> <p>Patriarchy 206<br /><i>Bronwyn Winter</i></p> <p>Political Sociology 208<br /><i>Alan Scott</i></p> <p>Popular Culture 212<br /><i>Beryl Langer</i></p> <p>Postmodernism and Poststructuralism 215<br /><i>Julie M. Albright</i></p> <p>Poverty 219<br /><i>Tracy Shildrick</i></p> <p>Power and Authority 222<br /><i>Ashley Harrell and Shane Thye</i></p> <p>Public Sociology 225<br /><i>Esther Oliver</i></p> <p>Qualitative Methods 229<br /><i>Amir Marvasti</i></p> <p>Quantitative Methods 235<br /><i>Guillermina Jasso</i></p> <p>Race and Ethnicity 242<br /><i>John Stone</i></p> <p>Rationalization, Bureaucratization, and McDonaldization 247<br /><i>George Ritzer</i></p> <p>Religion, Sociology of 250<br /><i>Ryan T. Cragun</i></p> <p>Risk 254<br /><i>Rolf Lidskog</i></p> <p>Science and Technology, Sociology of 257<br /><i>Gary Bowden</i></p> <p>Self, the 261<br /><i>Peter L. Callero</i></p> <p>Sexualities 265<br /><i>Barry D. Adam</i></p> <p>Social Justice 271<br /><i>Valerie Chepp</i></p> <p>Social Media and Virtual Communities 274<br /><i>Gaspar Brändle</i></p> <p>Social Movements and Social Change 276<br /><i>Colin Bernatzky and David A. Snow</i></p> <p>Social Network Analysis 281<br /><i>Christina Prell</i></p> <p>Social Psychology 284<br /><i>Maria C. Ramos and Lynn Smith‐Lovin</i></p> <p>Socialization 290<br /><i>Jeremiah C. Morelock and John B. Williamson</i></p> <p>Sociological Imagination 293<br /><i>Christopher Andrews</i></p> <p>Sociological Theory 295<br /><i>Jeffrey Stepnisky</i></p> <p>Sociology 302<br /><i>Elizabeth Hartung and Peter Kivisto</i></p> <p>Space and Place 309<br /><i>John R. Logan</i></p> <p>Sport, Sociology of 312<br /><i>Jay Coakley</i></p> <p>Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination 316<br /><i>Michael Pickering</i></p> <p>Stigma 318<br /><i>Matthew Clair</i></p> <p>Stratification and Inequality 322<br /><i>Nico Wilterdink</i></p> <p>Structure and Agency 326<br /><i>Piotr Sztompka</i></p> <p>Symbolic Interactionism 329<br /><i>Robert Dingwall</i></p> <p>Urban Sociology 333<br /><i>Cate Irvin and Kevin Fox Gotham</i></p> <p>Work, Occupations, and Professions, Sociology of 338<br /><i>Rudi Volti</i></p> <p>Index 342</p>
<p><b>J. MICHAEL RYAN, PhD,</b> is currently a researcher for the TRANSRIGHTS Project at the Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) funded by the European Research Council.</p>
<p><i>Core Concepts in Sociology</i> is a comprehensive guide to the essential concepts relevant to the current study of the discipline and wider social science. The contributing authors cover a wide range of concepts that remain at the heart of sociology including those from its academic founding and others much more recent in their development. The text contains contributions from an international panel of leading figures in the field, utilizing their expertise on core concepts and presenting an accessible introduction for students.</p> <p>Drawing on the widest range of ideas, research, current literature and expert assessment, <i>Core Concepts in Sociology</i> contains over 90 concepts that represent the discipline. Coverage includes concepts ranging from aging to capitalism, democracy to economic sociology, epistemology to everyday life, media to risk, stigma and much more.</p> <p>Written for students, researchers and wider professionals with an interest in the field of sociology, <i>Core Concepts in Sociology</i> offers a concise, affordable and accessible resource for studying the underpinnings of sociology and social science.</p>

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