Introductory Sociology is one of the most ambitious, scholarly and popular textbooks in its field. This welcome new edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor in its thematic coherence, clarity of exposition and analytical depth. It is carefully structured to cover all the main substantive topics studied at an introductory level within a framework that engages with exciting contemporary debates about modernity, globalisation and social identity.

Key features of the new edition include:

- a completely new chapter on the media
- extended coverage of social divisions...

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. Join Lila Scamp and her friends at Dooberry Dingle Fairy School as they learn how to use fairy magic! It will only take Lila one flick of her new magic wand to do all her chores ...but what happens when the magic runs out? Reading age: 5-6 years

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. Uki and her family live near the North Pole and when winter comes, the sun goes away completely and doesn't return until the spring. How will Uki and her parents fill their days during the long polar nights? Find out in this enchanting, beautifully illustrated storybook. Reading age: 4-5 years

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. The North Pole and the South Pole are the coldest places on Earth. Many people think that the two poles must be very similar, but in this fascinating photographic non-fiction book, you will discover that they are actually quite different. Reading age: 5-6 years