Policy Press

The Short Guide to Sociology

By Mark Doidge and Rima Saini

Published

Feb 26, 2020

Page count

192 pages

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Short Guides

ISBN

978-1447352402

Dimensions

198 x 129 mm

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Policy Press

Published

Feb 26, 2020

Page count

192 pages

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Short Guides

ISBN

978-1447352419

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Feb 26, 2020

Page count

192 pages

Browse the series

Short Guides

ISBN

978-1447352419

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press
The Short Guide to Sociology

This illuminating book offers a fresh and contemporary guide to the field of sociology. By demonstrating the versatility of the sociological imagination, the authors reveal the ways in which thinking sociologically can help us to understand the personal, social and structural changes going on in the world around us.

Using real world case studies, the book addresses key sociological themes such as:

· global social transformations

· social divisions and inequalities

· social theory and its practical applications

· the personal and the political

Providing a set of concepts, tools and perspectives for analysing our social world, the book equips the reader with an understanding of how to start thinking sociologically. With helpful features such as end-of-chapter summaries, key definitions and recommended readings, it is an invaluable resource for students taking an introductory sociology course or those studying sociology at further or higher education level.

Mark Doidge is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton, a trustee of the British Sociological Association and co-convenor of their Sport Study Group.

Rima Saini is Lecturer in Sociology at Middlesex University London and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Race and Ethnicity Study Group.

Introduction: The Sociology of Every Day Life

Lifestyle and Consumption

Race, Ethnicity and Migration

Class

Gender

Relationships and Intimacy

Globalisation and Post-industrialisation

The UK in the Future