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Summary
Summary
The third edition of this best-selling introductory reader in sociology has been thoroughly restructured, and fully revised and updated to offer a stimulating and wide-ranging set of readings for students approaching sociology for the first time.
A strong emphasis has been placed on creating a productive mixture of classic and contemporary readings which is highly readable and lively, yet remains challenging. Whilst particularly useful as a companion to the eighth edition of Giddens and SuttonÂs Sociology , the reader is designed for use independently or alongside other textbooks.
The reader maintains the distinctive approach which Sociology pioneered: strongly comparative and historically informed, it stresses the influence of globalizing trends in social life. The carefully selected readings range from studies of face-to-face interaction through to the analysis of large-scale global systems, and cover sociological theories of society as well as research methods. Amongst the new selections in this volume are readings on the Internet and virtual communities, the impact of ecological thinking and climate change on social science, offshoring and the future of work, global cities, patriarchy and shifting gender relations, intersecting social inequalities, the idea and practice of restorative justice, new forms of cybercrime, war, terrorism and the prospects for a global cosmopolitan democracy. The readings are arranged in ten thematic sections and each section is preceded by a summary in order to facilitate students comprehension and critical reflection.
The result is an exciting new text that encompasses the major themes and debates in both classical and contemporary sociology. Sociology: Introductory Readings will be an essential resource for anyone who wishes to engage with the scope of sociological thought today.
Further resources can be found at www.politybooks.com/giddens .
Author Notes
Anthony Giddens is former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Philip W. Sutton is formerly of the University of Leeds and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
Table of Contents
| Introduction - The Sociological Perspective |
| 1 Private Troubles, Public IssuesC. Wright-Mills |
| 2 The Scope of SociologyAnthony Giddens |
| 3 What is Sociology For?Richard Jenkins |
| Further Reading |
| Part 1 Theories of Society |
| 4 Human History as Class ConflictKarl Marx |
| 5 From Mechanical to Organic SolidarityEmile Durkheim |
| 6 Structuring Patriarchal SocietiesSylvia Walby |
| 7 Intimations of PostmodernityZygmunt Bauman |
| 8 Riding the Juggernaut of ModernityAnthony Giddens |
| Further Reading |
| Part 2 Research Methods |
| 9 Quantitative versus Qualitative Methods?Alan Bryman |
| 10 What is a Social Survey?Alan Buckingham and Peter Saunders |
| 11 Researching Individual LivesBarbara Merrill and Linden West |
| 12 Sociology's Historical ImaginationPhilip Abrams |
| 13 Participant Observation / Observant ParticipationLoïc Wacquant |
| Further Reading |
| Part 3 Natural and Urban Environments |
| 14 Individuality in the Modern CityGeorg Simmel |
| 15 Creating Humane CitiesRichard Sennett |
| 16 The Global CitySaskia Sassen |
| 17 A New Ecological Paradigm for SociologyRiley E. Dunlap |
| 18 A Politics for Global WarmingAnthony Giddens |
| Further Reading |
| Part 4 Institutions and Organizations |
| 19 The Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber |
| 20 The Essence of ReligionEmile Durkheim |
| 21 Families in Global PerspectiveGöran Therborn |
| 22 The Hidden Curriculum - A Teacher's ViewJohn Taylor Gatto |
| 23 Work in the Next Industrial RevolutionAlan S. Blinder |
| Further Reading |
| Part 5 Social Inequalities |
| 24 What is Social Stratification?Wendy Bottero |
| 25 Woman - The Second Sex?Simone De Beauvoir |
| 26 Intersecting InequalitiesPatricia Hill Collins |
| 27 The Rise, Fall and Rise of Social ClassRosemary Crompton |
| 28 The Social Model of DisabilityColin Barnes and Geof Mercer and Tom Shakespeare |
| Further Reading |
| Part 6 Relationships and the Life-course |
| 29 Life Cycle or Life Course?Stephen Hunt |
| 30 Social Constructions of SexualityJeffrey Weeks |
| 31 The Normal Chaos of LoveUlrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim |
| 32 Ageing and AgeismBill Bytheway |
| 33 The Loneliness of the DyingNorbert Elias |
| Further Reading |
| Part 7 Interaction and Communication |
| 34 Presenting the Self in Social LifeErving Goffman |
| 35 Throwing Like a GirlIris Marion Young |
| 36 Hollywood's Misrepresentation of ArabsJack G. Shaheen |
| 37 The Internet GalaxyJames Slevin |
| 38 Building Virtual CommunitiesHoward Rheingold |
| Further Reading |
| Part 8 Health and the Body |
| 39 Defending Parsons' Sick RoleBryan S. Turner |
| 40 What Makes Women Sick?Lesley Doyal |
| 41 The Experience of Illness and RecoveryMike Bury |
| 42 The Problem with MedicineIvan Illich |
| 43 Sociology and the BodyChris Shilling |
| Further Reading |
| Part 9 Crime and Deviance |
| 44 The Normality of DevianceEmile Durkheim |
| 45 Crime as a Deviant AdaptationRobert Merton |
| 46 The Birth of the PrisonMichel Foucault |
| 47 Principles of Restorative JusticeJohn Braithwaite |
| 48 How Serious are 'Cybercrimes'?David S. Wall |
| Further Reading |
| Part 10 Political Sociology |
| 49 Defining PowerSteven Lukes |
| 50 New Wars in a Global AgeMary Kaldor |
| 51 The Social Movement Society?David S. Meyer and Sidney Tarrow |
| 52 The New TerrorismWalter Laqueur |
| 53 Cosmopolitan DemocracyDaniele Archibugi |
| Further Reading |
