Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition

ISBN-13: 9781119991342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 400 str.

Jay (Rasmussen College) Gabler

Opis

Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time. Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition

• Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories.
• Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life
• Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology
• Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research
• Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Spis treści

Introduction.

Part I: The Basic Basics.

Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head around It.

Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?

Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of Sociology.

Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can t Put Society in a Test Tube.

Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist.

Chapter 5: Socialisation: What is ′Culture,′ and Where Can I Get Some?

Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the Rules?

Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse World.

Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks.

Chapter 8: Social Stratifi cation: We′re All Equal, But Some of Us Are More Equal Than Others.

Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where′s the Finish Line?

Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National Identities.

Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.

Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I Won!

Part IV: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social Organisation.

Chapter 13: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and Disorganisations).

Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and Political Sociology.

Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain t No) Love in the Heart of the City.

Part V: Sociology and Your Life.

Chapter 16: The Family and the Life Course.

Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That Don t Feel Like Homework.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in Everyday Life.

Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.

Index.

O autorze

Nasar Meer, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University. He studied at Essex, Edinburgh, Bristol and Harvard Universities. Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor and college professor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Blurb

Learn to:

• Recognise major concepts and theories
• Analyse the role of multiple identities in Europe today
• Understand crime, deviance and the surveillance society
• Conduct sociological research and analyse the results

Get a handle on sociology principles and practice the fun, easy way!

Sociology takes a scientific approach to what each of us does in his or her own way: try to make sense of the complex social world we live in. That′s why from secondary school cliques to ethnic identity, online shopping habits to sex crimes, no aspect of life is off–limits to the sociologist. Whether you′re a student who′d like to know more about the subject before enrolling in a course, a journalist or marketer looking to expand your professional toolkit or simply one of the 6 billion social beings on planet Earth searching for answers, Sociology For Dummies is the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on sociology concepts, trends, tools and techniques.

• Meet the parents become acquainted with sociology′s origins and its pioneers, principles, terms and concepts, and who practises sociology today
• Sociology–coloured glasses learn how to see through the eyes of a sociologist and get a fresh perspective on culture, society and social networks, and how you fit into the big picture
• Divided we stand discover why inequality is so important to sociology and the roles of social stratification, status, sex, gender, ethnicity and religion
• The ins and outs of the Ins and Outs find out what sociologists know about governments, social movements, corporations, religions and other forms of social organisation, and how they work, or don′t
• From cradle to grave gain important insights into how every aspect of our lives is inextricably tied to the societies we live in and what understanding society can tell us about ourselves past, present and future

Open the book and find:

• The who, what and where of sociology
• How to look at society scientifically
• Sociological research methods
• The roles of race, class, sex and religion
• All about think tanks and social research institutions
• The sociology of politics and social movements
• Business applications for sociology
• Career opportunities for sociologists outside academia