{"product_id":"contemporary-sociology-hardback-9780745661827","title":"Contemporary Sociology (Hardback) 9780745661827","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Holborn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745661827, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e720 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.6 x 3.3 cm, 1.792 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Chapters are written with clarity, at an undergraduate academic level that would challenge the most able A level student. Each chapter ends with a range of seminar questions that could help a teacher of A level Sociology think of extension questions for their students.The lists of further reading are very useful and up to date. This book can be recommended as one for teachers’ own subject updates (eg: the entries on the identity and disability were easy to find and very useful for my own subject update needed).\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sociology Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wide in their scope, up to date in orientation, the chapters gathered here are an excellent introduction to sociology. The authors are experts in their respective fields and communicate the engagement and urgency of the sociological imagination in our present times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Holmwood, University of Nottingham and President of the British Sociological Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Lively and engaging, Contemporary Sociology provides students with in-depth insights into today's pressing sociological concerns. Written by experts in their field, each chapter avoids simple summary and instead raises questions to spark the sociological imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllen Annandale, The University of York and member of the Executive Committee of the European Sociological Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResponding to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 21 chapters, written by leading experts in each field, offer a thought-provoking portrait of sociology. Each chapter tackles key issues at the centre of contemporary sociological research in an exceptionally clear, engaging and relevant way, focusing on critical approaches and analyses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA strong focus on making sociological thinking relevant to the contemporary world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrative examples and analysis of recent real-world events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of all major sociological topics of continuing or emerging interest, from class, ethnicity and global social change to human rights, the environment, and science and technology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarefully thought-out questions and further readings to probe understanding and encourage critical thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional, regularly updated online resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is a serious yet accessible text and should be required reading for both new and more advanced undergraduates. It will fire students’ imaginations to explore the latest dynamics driving the study of our social world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SECTION A: SOCIAL DIVISIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Idea of Class: a measure of value\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Beverley Skeggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Sex, Gender and Sexuality: the case for critical analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Kath Woodward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Race, Ethnicity and Nationality: the future of multiculturalism in a global age\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Andrew Pilkington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Age and the Life Course: continuity, change and the modern mirage of infinite choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Lorraine Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SECTION B: OPPORTUNITIES AND INEQUALITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Work: experience, identities and meanings\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tim Strangleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Health, Illness and the Body: what lies beneath\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Graham Scambler and Sasha Scambler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Education: beyond meritocracy and reproduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Rob Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Poverty and the Welfare State: economic, social and political intersections\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mary Daly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SECTION C: GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Globalization: experiencing social change on a global scale\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Darren O’Byrne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 The Environment: sociology at its (natural) limits\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Philip W. Sutton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 Science, Technology and Social Change: knowledge, expertise and practices\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mark Erickson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12 Development and Underdevelopment: rethinking the shape of a globalizing world\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Paul Hopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSECTION D: CULTURE AND PERSONAL LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13 Leisure and Consumption: a critical analysis of ‘free time’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sheila Scraton \u0026amp; Beccy Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14 Religion and Sources of Significance: the dawning of a secular age?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Paul Heelas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15 The Sociology of the Mass Media: circuits of communication and structures of power\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Greg Philo, David Miller and Catherine Happer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16 Families and Personal Life: all change?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Vanessa May\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSECTION E: THE STATE, VIOLENCE, CRIME AND CONTROL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17 Power and the State: flourishing union, divorce or metamorphosis?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Michael S. 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