Global Sociology

ISBN-13: 9780230293748 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 488 str.

Robin Cohen

Opis

This comprehensive introduction to sociology, now in its third edition, explores the essential topics with a systematic global focus. Making clear connections between everyday experiences and global processes at each step, the book guides students through the key topics and themes in the discipline - from family and feminism to environment and economy.

This student-friendly text introduces core theory and the great minds of sociology with Global Thinkers biography boxes and supports learning with engaging features, including Pause to Reflect questions, Key Concept highlights and Definition glossary boxes.

Spis treści

Introduction PART ONE: INTERPRETATIONS The Making of Global Sociology Thinking Globally Modernity and the Evolution of World Society Work, Production and Finance Political Sociology: Changing Nation-States PART TWO: DIVISIONS Global Inequalities: The Victims Class, Income and Wealth Gender and Sexualities Race, Ethnicity and Intersectionality Corporate Power and Social Responsibility Crime, Terrorism and Violence PART THREE: EXPERIENCES Population and Migration Globalization, Families and Social Change Consuming Culture Lifestyle and Leisure Media and the Digital Age Global Religions Urban Life PART FOUR: DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES Global Civil Society and Political Activism Towards an Environmentally Safe World Identities and Belonging Conclusion: Global Uncertainties and Ways Forward.

O autorze

ROBIN COHEN is Professorial Fellow at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK.

PAUL KENNEDY is Reader in Sociology and Global Studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

MAUD PERRIER is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bristol, UK.