O'Donnell, Mike.
Introduction to sociology / Mike O'Donnell. - 4th ed. - Surrey, U.K. : Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1997 - vi , 666 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Acknowledgements. - Preface. - Credits. - 1. What is sociology? Concepts and theory. - 2. Sociological methods and theory: tradition, modernity and postmodernity. - 3. Households, families and marriage. - 4. Education, training and education policy. - 5. Stratification and differentiation: an introduction. - 6. Class stratification in Britain. - 7. Gender and sexuality. - 8. 'Race', ethnicity and nation. - 9. Work, unemployment and non-work. - 10. Organisations and co-ordination. - 11. Power, politics and people. - 12. Deviance and difference. - 13. Wealth, inequality, poverty and welfare. - 14. The sociology of health and health policy. - 15. The life course: age and generation (with particular reference to youth culture). - 16. Culture and identity: community and consumption. - 17. Media (and globalisation). - 18. Religion, tradition and modernity. - 19. Community and localities. - 20. Development, underdevelopment and globalisation. - 21. Sociological theory: paradigm or paradigms? - Bibliography. - Author index. - Subject index.
0174900198 (pbk.)
Sociology.
301 / ODO
Introduction to sociology / Mike O'Donnell. - 4th ed. - Surrey, U.K. : Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1997 - vi , 666 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Acknowledgements. - Preface. - Credits. - 1. What is sociology? Concepts and theory. - 2. Sociological methods and theory: tradition, modernity and postmodernity. - 3. Households, families and marriage. - 4. Education, training and education policy. - 5. Stratification and differentiation: an introduction. - 6. Class stratification in Britain. - 7. Gender and sexuality. - 8. 'Race', ethnicity and nation. - 9. Work, unemployment and non-work. - 10. Organisations and co-ordination. - 11. Power, politics and people. - 12. Deviance and difference. - 13. Wealth, inequality, poverty and welfare. - 14. The sociology of health and health policy. - 15. The life course: age and generation (with particular reference to youth culture). - 16. Culture and identity: community and consumption. - 17. Media (and globalisation). - 18. Religion, tradition and modernity. - 19. Community and localities. - 20. Development, underdevelopment and globalisation. - 21. Sociological theory: paradigm or paradigms? - Bibliography. - Author index. - Subject index.
0174900198 (pbk.)
Sociology.
301 / ODO