Sociology / Anthony Giddens.

By:

Giddens, Anthony

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge [England] : Polity Press, 1993.Edition: 2nd ed., fully rev. & updatedDescription: xxvii, 819 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

074561115X (pbk.)
9780745611150 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Sociology

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Thurles Library Main Collection	301.2 GID (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30026000065820

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Every chapter in this new edition has been revised and the empirical content brought up to date using government statistics, academic journals and weeklies. There are also a number of new sections. These include an extended analysis of the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe and Russia, the upsurge in new forms of nationalism, the debate of the end of history, how green issues affect us and the impact of the men's movement and the backlash against feminism.

Previous ed.: 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 767-796), glossary and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Detailed
Preface to the Fourth Edition How to Use this Book 1 What is Sociology?
Developing a Sociological Outlook
Studying sociology
How can Sociology Help us in Our Lives?
Awareness of cultural differences Assessing the effects of policies Self-enlightenment
The Development of Sociological Thinking
Early theorists Auguste Comte Emile Durkheim Karl Marx Max Weber
Sociological Perspectives
Functionalism Conflict perspectives Social action perspectives New directions in sociological thinking
Conclusion
Summary points Critical thinking questions 2 Culture and Society
The Concept of Culture
Values and norms Cultural diversity Ethnocentrism
Socialization
Social roles Identity
Types of Society
Disappearing world: premodern societies and their fate The modern world: industrial societies Global development
Social Change
Influences on social change Change in the modern period
Conclusion
Summary points Critical thinking questions Further reading 3 A Changing World
Dimensions of Globalization
Factors contributing to globalization The causes of increasing globalization
The Globalization Debate
The `'sceptics'' The `'hyperglobalizers'' The `'transformationalists''
The Impact of Globalization on our Lives
Identity Work patterns Popular culture
Globalization and Risk
The spread of `'manufactured risk'' The global `'risk society''
Globalization and Inequality
Inequality and global stratification The campaign for `'global justice''
Conclusion: The Need for Global Governance
Summary points Critical thinking questions Further reading Internet links 4 Social Interaction and Everyday Life
The Study of Everyday Life
Microsociology and macrosociology
Non-Verbal Communication
The face, gestures and emotion `'Face'' and self esteem Gender and non-verbal communication
Social Rules and Talk
Shared understandings Garfinkel''s experiments `'Interactional vandalism'' Forms of talk Response cries Slips of the tongue
Face, Body and Speech in Interaction
Encounters Markers Impression management Front and back regions Personal space
Interaction in Time and Space
Clock time Social life and the ordering of space and time
Conclusion: The Compulsion of Proximity
Summary points Critical thinking questions Further reading 5 Gender and Sexuality
Gender Differences
Gender socialization Gender and biology: natural difference The social construction of gender and sex
Perspectives on Gender Inequality
Functionalist approaches Feminist approaches
Femininities, Masculinites and Gender Relations R. W. Connell: the gender order Transforming masculinities
Human Sexuality
Biology and sexual behaviour Social influences on sexual behaviour Sexuality in Western culture A new fidelity?
Homosexuality
Homosexuality in Western culture Attitudes towards homosexuality
The campaign for legal rights and recognition Prostitution
Prostitution today Child prostitution and the global `'sex industry'' Explaining prostitution
Conclusion: Gender and Globalization
Summary points Critical thinking questions Further reading Internet links 6 Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness and Ageing
The Sociology of the Body the Social Basis of Health
Class and health Gender and health Race and health The `'inverse care'' law
Medicine and Society
The rise of the biomedical model of health The biomedical model Critiques of the biomedical model Medicine and health in a changing world
Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness
The sick role Illness as `'lived experience''
Health and Ageing
The physical effects of ageing Problems of ageing
Conclusion: The Future of Ageing
Summary points Critical thinking questions Further reading Internet links 7 Families
Basic Concepts
Family diversity
Theoretical Perspectives on the Family
Functionalism Feminist approaches New perspectives in the sociology of the family
Marriage and Divorce in Britain
Lone-parent households Remarriage Reconstituted families The `'absent father'' Women remaining childless
Variations in Family Patterns: Ethnic Diversity in Britain
South Asian familieslack families
Alternatives to Marriage
Hohabitationay and lesbian partnerships
Violence and Abuse in Family Life
Violence within familiesexual abuse of children and incest
The Debate About Family Values
Summary pointsritical thinking questionsurther readingnternet links
Crime and Deviance
The Sociology of Deviancexplaining Crime and Devianc

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, was educated at Hull, the London School of Economics, and Cambridge, and is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His interests have been varied, but they tend to focus on questions related to the macro-order. Much of his theoretical writing deals with stratification, class, and modernity. Although he has concentrated on dynamic issues of social structure, he has also examined how social psychological concerns are part of this broader order of human relations.

(Bowker Author Biography)