Discovering Sociology 2nd Edition by Mark McCormack, ISBN-13: 978-1352011647
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- Publisher: Red Globe Press; 2nd edition (February 14, 2021)
- Language: English
- 425 pages
- ISBN-10: 1352011646
- ISBN-13: 978-1352011647
This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce sociology as a discipline and to help students realize how deeply sociological issues impact on their own lives. Over the book’s 12 chapters, students discover what sociology is, alongside its historical development and emergent new concerns. They will be led through the theories that underpin the discipline and familiarized with what it takes to undertake good sociological research. Ultimately students will be led and inspired to develop their own sociological imagination – learning to question their own assumptions about the society, the culture and the world around them today.
Historically, the majority of introductory sociology textbooks have run to many hundreds of pages, discouraging students from further reading. By contrast, Discovering Sociology has been carefully designed and developed as a true introduction, covering the key ideas and topics that first year undergraduate students need to engage with without sacrificing intellectual rigour.
New to this Edition:
– Two new chapters adding coverage on crime, deviance and political sociology
– Updated examples, Vox Pops and case studies keep this new edition feeling fresh and contemporary and ensure diverse coverage, including from beyond Western sociology
– Thoughtfully updated and refreshed layout and visual features.
Table of Contents:
List of illustrative material ix
About the companion website xi
Tour of the book xii
Author acknowledgements xiv
About the authors xv
Preface xix
1. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? 1
Introduction 1
Defining sociology 3
What is society and why should we study it? 8
Approaching sociology 14
Conclusion 21
How would…? 22
Structured further reading 22
2. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY 23
Introduction 23
The origins of sociology 23
Foundational sociological thinkers 27
Expansion and consolidation of sociology 37
Critiquing the construction of the history of sociology 39
Contemporary sociology 47
Conclusion 48
How would…? 49
Structured further reading 49
3. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 50
Introduction 50
What is theory and why do we need it? 50
Three core approaches to sociological theory 61
Theory in practice 69
Conclusion 75
How would…? 76
Structured further reading 76
4. THE METHOD OF SOCIOLOGY 77
Introduction 77
The method of sociology 77
Before choosing a method 79
Research design 87
Types of method 88
Data collection 97
Data analysis 101
Conclusion 111
How would…? 112
Structured further reading 112
5. ETHICAL SOCIOLOGY 113
Introduction 113
Ethics in sociology 113
Conceiving, conducting and disseminating ethical research 115
Examining ethical dilemmas 124
Conclusion 138
How would…? 139
Structured further reading 139
6. MAKING MODERN SOCIETIES 140
Introduction 140
The industrial revolution and modernity 140
Understanding modernity 144
Understanding late modern societies 158
Conclusion 165
How would…? 166
Structured further reading 166
7. STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS 167
Introduction 167
The structures of society 167
Family 169
Education 177
Media 184
Work 191
Thinking sociologically about structures and institutions 198
Conclusion 198
How would…? 199
Structured further reading 199
8. SOCIAL DIVISIONS 200
Introduction 200
Societies divided 200
Class 203
Racial divisions 209
Gender 216
Sexuality 228
Conclusion 232
How would…? 232
Structured further reading 233
9. TRANSGRESSIONS 234
Introduction 234
Rules, laws and transgressing them 234
Thinking sociologically about transgression 238
Structure, culture and crime 242
Symbolic interactionism, labelling and the new deviancy 245
Demographics of crime 252
Consumption and transgression 262
Conclusion 266
How would…? 267
Structured further reading 267
10. PERSONAL LIFE 268
Introduction 268
The personal 268
Sociology and the body 270
Personal relationships 277
Conclusion 295
How would…? 296
Structured further reading 296
11. SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS 297
Introduction 297
Change and crisis in societies 297
Change through social movements 303
Societies beyond modernity 319
Conclusion 327
How would…? 328
Structured further reading 328
12. SOCIOLOGY DISCOVERED 329
Introduction 329
The value of sociology 329
Sociology in the world 331
Sociology and social policy 335
The consumption of sociology 341
Conclusion 354
How would…? 354
Structured further reading 355
Glossary 356
References 363
Index 391
Mark McCormack is Professor of Sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexualities at the University of Winchester, UK.
Kimberly Jamie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.
Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.
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