Contemporary Sociology: An Introduction to Concepts and Theories

ISBN-13: 9780199452781 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 348 str.

M. Francis Abraham

Opis

This revised and updated edition of the highly successful sociology textbook, Contemporary Sociology, continues to throw light on key issues and concerns of present-day society. M. Francis Abraham's vast experience and extensive research cuts across conventional themes and geographical boundaries to include: Theoretical perspectives and research methodsKey concepts and theoriesRelevant issues in education, economy, politics, population, stratification, minorities, urbanization, and environmentSocial institutions, organizations, and recent trends of changeExamples drawn from numerous cultural contexts This second edition introduces the following new concepts in a comparative perspective:Theoretical perspectives in a global ageCrystallization of social interactionRace, gender, and stratificationNew social movementsGender and deviance Women's movements and caste-oriented movementThe crucial topics of modern-day sociology such as gender, race, lifestyle changes, ecological issues, and domestic violence are explained separately, distinguishing the book from general sociology textbooks.

Contemporary Sociology is comprehensive, interdisciplinary, comparative, and current. Using his rich experience as teacher and writer of textbooks, M. Francis Abraham presents a modern text that goes beyond conventional themes and geographic boundaries to include theoretical perspectives and research methods, key concepts and theories in several branches of the discipline, relevant issues in education, economy, population, stratification, minorities, deviance,urbanization, and environment.

O autorze

M. Francis Abraham has taught in India and the United States for over thirty years and is President of American International University Foundation, USA. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 13 books including the seminal Modern Sociological Theory (1983).