John T. Pullinger has a BA Honours Degree Sociology with Professional Studies (North East London Polytechnic, 1978). He also studied as a postgraduate at The London School of Economics and subsequently completed an M.Phil Degree in Sociology at the University of East London. He has extensive teaching experience at Access to Higher Education level and will be using the text on the current Access Sociology course.

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• Preface iChapter 1 | Sociology and Becoming a Sociologist 1Chapter 2 | Sociology: Society and the Individual 19Chapter 3 | Sociological Perspectives 29Chapter 4 | Sociological Research Methods 83Chapter 5 | Theory and Research Methodology in Sociology 145Chapter 6 | Sociology of Families and Households 177Chapter 7 | Social Stratification 249Chapter 8 | Sociology of Education 339Chapter 9 | Power and Politics 411Chapter 10 | Sociology of Religion 493Chapter 11 | Sociology of the Media 551Chapter 12 | Crime and Deviance 607Chapter 13 | Sociology of Globalisation 677Chapter 14 | Developments in Sociological Theory 717Chapter 15 | Pioneers of Sociological Theory, Chapter 3 Extension Readings 749Bibliography 771Index 789

John T. Pullinger has a BA Honours Degree Sociology with Professional Studies (North East London Polytechnic, 1978). He also studied as a postgraduate at The London School of Economics and subsequently completed an M.Phil Degree in Sociology at the University of East London. He has extensive teaching experience at Access to Higher Education level and will be using the text on the current Access Sociology course.

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• Preface iChapter 1 | Sociology and Becoming a Sociologist 1Chapter 2 | Sociology: Society and the Individual 19Chapter 3 | Sociological Perspectives 29Chapter 4 | Sociological Research Methods 83Chapter 5 | Theory and Research Methodology in Sociology 145Chapter 6 | Sociology of Families and Households 177Chapter 7 | Social Stratification 249Chapter 8 | Sociology of Education 339Chapter 9 | Power and Politics 411Chapter 10 | Sociology of Religion 493Chapter 11 | Sociology of the Media 551Chapter 12 | Crime and Deviance 607Chapter 13 | Sociology of Globalisation 677Chapter 14 | Developments in Sociological Theory 717Chapter 15 | Pioneers of Sociological Theory, Chapter 3 Extension Readings 749Bibliography 771Index 789

John T. Pullinger has a BA Honours Degree Sociology with Professional Studies (North East London Polytechnic, 1978). He also studied as a postgraduate at The London School of Economics and subsequently completed an M.Phil Degree in Sociology at the University of East London. He has extensive teaching experience at Access to Higher Education level and will be using the text on the current Access Sociology course.

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• Preface iChapter 1 | Sociology and Becoming a Sociologist 1Chapter 2 | Sociology: Society and the Individual 19Chapter 3 | Sociological Perspectives 29Chapter 4 | Sociological Research Methods 83Chapter 5 | Theory and Research Methodology in Sociology 145Chapter 6 | Sociology of Families and Households 177Chapter 7 | Social Stratification 249Chapter 8 | Sociology of Education 339Chapter 9 | Power and Politics 411Chapter 10 | Sociology of Religion 493Chapter 11 | Sociology of the Media 551Chapter 12 | Crime and Deviance 607Chapter 13 | Sociology of Globalisation 677Chapter 14 | Developments in Sociological Theory 717Chapter 15 | Pioneers of Sociological Theory, Chapter 3 Extension Readings 749Bibliography 771Index 789