Sociology / Anthony Giddens ; revised and updated with Philip W. Sutton.

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The sixth edition of Anthony Giddens' Sociology is the best yet.

Revised and updated throughout, it provides an authoritative overview of recent global developments and new ideas in sociology. Classic debates are also given careful coverage, with even the most complex ideas explained in an engaging way.
Written in a fluent, easy-to-follow style, the book manages to be intellectually rigorous but still very accessible. It aims to engage and excite readers, helping them to see the value of thinking sociologically.
The sixth edition includes:

A best-selling textbook for more than 20 years, the sixth edition sets the standard for introductory sociology. It is the ideal teaching text for first-year University and college courses, and will help to inspire a new generation of sociologists.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the sixth edition
• Acknowledgements About this book Organization of the book
• 1 What is Sociology?
• 2 Asking and Answering Sociological Questions
• 3 Theories and Perspectives in Sociology
• 4 Globalization and the Changing World
• 5 The Environment
• 6 Cities and Urban Life
• 7 Social Interaction and Everyday Life
• 8 The Life-Course
• 9 Families and Intimate Relationships
• 10 Health, Illness and Disability
• 11 Stratification and Class
• 12 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare
• 13 Global Inequality
• 14 Sexuality and Gender
• 15 'Race', Ethnicity and Migration
• 16 Religion
• 17 The Media
• 18 Organizations and Networks
• 19 Education
• 20 Work and Economic Life
• 21 Crime and Deviance
• 22 Politics, Government and Social Movements
• 23 Nations, War and Terrorism
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• Preface to the sixth edition
• Acknowledgements
• About this book Major themes
• New features Organization of the book
• 1 What is Sociology?
• The sociological imagination Studying people and society
• The development of sociological thinking Theories and theoretical perspectives
• Founders of Sociology Modern theoretical approaches
• Theoretical thinking in sociology Levels of analysis: microsociology and macrosociology
• Why study sociology?
• Summary points
• Further reading
• Internet links
• 2 Asking and Answering Sociological Questions
• Human sub¼jects and ethical prob¼lems Sociological ques¼tions
• Is sociology scientific?
• The research process Understanding cause and effect Causation and cor¼re¼la¼tion
• Research methods Ethnography Surveys Experiments Biographical research
• Comparative research Historical anal¼y¼sis Com¼par¼a¼tive-his¼tor¼i¼cal research
• Sociological research in the real world Restating the obvious?
• The influence of soci¼ol¼ogy
• Summary points
• Further reading
• Internet links
• 3 Theories and Perspectives in Sociology Towards sociology
• Positivism and social evolution Karl Marx - the capitalist revolution
• Establishing sociology

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