Promise of Sociology

Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Unlike 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.The 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&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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Upplaga:2
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442634046

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Musikböcker inom Kultur
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rob Beamish is head of the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, where he has taught for 30 years. He is the author of Marx, Method, and the Division of Labor (1992); Fastest, Highest, Strongest: A Critique of High Performance Sport (2006, with Ian Ritchie), and Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs (2011).

Recensioner i media

Engaging, accessible, and written in a lively and often humorous style. Highly recommended.- CHOICE An introduction to the discipline and an exercise in critical thinking and learning.- Teaching Sociology

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroductionPart One: Why Think Sociologically?1. Visions and Profiles of Students Today2. Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology3. The Light of Reason: Higher Education’s ChallengesPart Two: The Classical Tradition4. Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations5. Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity6. From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society7. Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts8. Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action9. The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern WorldPart Three: Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture10. Culture and Critique11. The Dialectics of Popular Culture12. Rock ’n’ Roll as Complex Culture13. The Promise of SociologyGlossary of Key Terms and NamesBibliographyIndex