Sociology Australia

ISBN-13: 9781741750164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 552 str.

Judith Bessant; Rob Watts

Opis

Sociology gives us the tools we need to understand our life and the lives of the people around us. It reveals that our commonsense view of the world isn't always right, and enables us to find out what actually shapes our experiences.

In this widely used and very readable introductory text, Judith Bessant and Rob Watts show us how to develop a sociological perspective on what is happening in Australia today. Rapid and far-reaching social changes are taking place which affect us all: globalization is impactingAustralianeconomy and culture; technological developments increase the pace of life; and many people worry about the decline of traditional values and about environmental and personal security. Using a sociological perspective we can explain why different groups of people experience these changes as exciting, unsettling or devastating. "Sociology Australia" is an ideal introduction to the discipline of sociology and to the dynamics of Australian society today. This third edition of Sociology Australia has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new chapters on religion, education and sustainability."

Spis treści

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?

1. Sociology in an age of insecurity

2. Reading sociology

3. Making sense of sociology

4. Doing sociology

5. Ethics and sociology

PART TWO: IDENTITY: Being yourself, being Australian

6. Ourselves: Myself, yourself

7. Ourselves in families

8. Being young: Age and identity

9. Sex in Australia

10. Religion in Australia

11. Identity, multiculturalism and imagined community

PART THREE: GLOBALISATION: Australia and social change

12. Australians at work

13. Confronting class and inequality

14. Inequality in Australia

15. Education in a period of crisis

16. Health and illness in an unequal society

17. Crime, deviance and power

18. Knowing the world: The Australian media

19. Sustainability

20. Conclusion: Australia and globalisation

O autorze

Judith Bessant is Professor of Youth Studies and Sociology at RMIT University, Melbourne. Rob Watts is Professor of Social Policy at RMIT University. They have written books on a range of sociological topics including social policy, welfare, the role of the state, work, criminology and youth issues.