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Sociology: The Basics
Sociology: The Basics
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Sociology: The Basics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the diverse ways of thinking about social life, with thought-provoking summaries, questions, quotations, and activities. It explores the scope, history, and purpose of sociology, the state of the world, methods for researching and thinking about society, and the role of sociology in making a better world. The Third edition encourages readers to think critically about the structures, meanings, histories, and cultures in the rapidly changing world.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 302 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sociology: The Basics, a lively and accessible introduction to the diverse ways of thinking about social life, has been translated into six languages. This comprehensive volume is packed with thought-provoking summaries, questions, quotations, and activities. It offers an absorbing narrative about what we mean by the social and how we can think about it, weaving in discussions of the personal, political, and social change, along with concepts and vivid contemporary examples, and answering questions such as:
What is the scope, history, and purpose of sociology?
How do we cultivate ways of understanding society and 'the social'?
What is the state of the world we live in today?
How do we analyze suffering and inequalities?
What are key methods and tools for researching and thinking about society?
How has digitalism reshaped sociology and its method?
How might sociology help us understand the changes brought about by Covid-19?
Does sociology have values?
What is the role of sociology in making a better world?
In this thoroughly revised and updated Third edition, the reader is encouraged to think critically about the structures, meanings, histories, and cultures found in the rapidly changing world we live in. With tasks to stimulate the sociological mind and suggestions for further reading both within the text and on an accompanying website, this book is essential reading for all those studying sociology and those with an interest in how the modern world works.
Weight: 322g
Dimension: 136 x 320 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367745240
Edition number: 3 New edition
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