{"product_id":"the-promise-of-sociology-classical-approaches-to-contemporary-society-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442634046","title":"The Promise of Sociology; Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442634046","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Promise of Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eClassical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRob Beamish (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442634046\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 August 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 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\u003cp\u003eEngaging, accessible, and written in a lively and often humorous style. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the discipline and an exercise in critical thinking and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTeaching Sociology\u003c\/i\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\u003eUnlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this award-winning book has been substantially revised, making more direct connections between Generation Z, Mills's concept of the sociological imagination, and the challenges students face in higher education today. The section on popular culture contains a new chapter on the history of popular music from early rock 'n' roll to contemporary pop and R\u0026amp;B. New chapter objectives, end-of-chapter review and reflection questions, key terms, and glossary, as well as an instructor's manual, make this text much more useful in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Why Think Sociologically?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Visions and Profiles of Students Today\u003cbr\u003e2. Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e3. The Light of Reason: Higher Education\u0026amp;#x2019;s Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Classical Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations\u003cbr\u003e5. Marx, the \u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, and Modernity\u003cbr\u003e6. From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society\u003cbr\u003e7. Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts\u003cbr\u003e8. Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action\u003cbr\u003e9. The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Culture and Critique\u003cbr\u003e11. The Dialectics of Popular Culture\u003cbr\u003e12. Rock \u0026amp;#x2019;n\u0026amp;#x2019; Roll as Complex Culture\u003cbr\u003e13. The Promise of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Key Terms and Names\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588178637080,"sku":"9781442634046","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-promise-of-sociology-classical-approaches-to-contemporary-society-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442634046","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}