Flying Aeroplanes and Other Sociological Tales: An Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods

ISBN-13: 9781138554276 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 202 str.

BRIAN MCDONOUGH

Opis

Flying Aeroplanes and Other Sociological Tales is an introductory textbook for students wishing to learn about sociology and social research methods.

Spis treści

1. Introducing Sociological Tales  2. Flying Aeroplanes  3. The Doctor and the Patient Sociologist  4. The Sociologist and the Stolen Bicycle  5. Class, Capital, and the Cambridge University Interview  6. Shopping in the City: From Pink Trainers to the Sexualisation of Women  7. The Vaccination Dilemma: Using Global Statistics to understand the Risks of Tuberculosis  8. Loneliness in London and Sampling Bias in Sociology  9. Life in Lockdown: An Embodied Account of the Coronavirus Pandemic  10. Reflections of an Imperfect Sociologist

O autorze

Brian McDonough is Course Leader of Sociology at Solent University and teaches a range of sociological topics, including social inequalities, social theory, and social research methods. His research interests include work, expertise and the use of information and communication technologies in the workplace. His ethnographic research on ‘flying aeroplanes’ has been a key feature of his work to date.