Sociology Australia

ISBN-13: 9780367719401 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 552 str.

Judith Bessant; Rob Watts

Opis

A thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of this widely used introductory text which shows how to develop a sociological perspective on what is happening in Australia today.

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.