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100 1 _aGiddens, Antony
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_eauthor
245 1 0 _aSociology
_cAnthony Giddens with the assistance of Karen Birdsall
250 _aFourth
260 _aCambridge
_bPolity Press
_c2001
300 _a750 pages
504 _alncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1 What is Sociology? 2 Asking and Answering Sociological Questions 3 Theories and Perspectives 4 Globalization and Social Change 5 The Environment 6 Cities and Urban Life 7 Work and the Economy 8 Social Interaction and Everyday Life 9 The Life Course 10 Families and Intimate Relationships 11 Health, Illness and Disability 12 Stratification and Social Class 13 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare 14 Global Inequality 15 Gender and Sexuality 16 Race, Ethnicity and Migration 17 Religion 18 The Media 19 Organizations and Networks 20 Education 21 Crime and Deviance 22 Politics, Government and Social Movements 23 Nations, War and Terrorism References Glossary
520 _aAn introduction to the discipline of sociology: the key theories and ideas, core thinkers and theorists, and an overview of the central topics and issues sociologists study - all with an eye to helping students develop a sociological way of thinking about, interrogating, and analysing the world and our social interactions within it.
650 0 _aSociology
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