The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology
Specialty and Interdisciplinary Studies
Volume 2
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- Editor: Kathleen Odell Korgen, William Paterson University, New Jersey
- Date Published: March 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107564923
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Whether a student, an instructor, a researcher, or just someone interested in understanding the roots of sociology and our social world, The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology, Volume 2 is for you. This second volume of the Handbook covers specialties within sociology and interdisciplinary studies that relate to sociology. It includes perspectives on race, class, feminist theories, special topics (e.g. the sociology of nonhuman animals, quality of life/social indicators research, the sociology of risk, the sociology of disaster, the sociology of mental health, sociobiology, the sociology of science and technology, the sociology of violence, environmental justice, and the sociology of food), the sociology of the self, the sociology of the life course, culture and behavior, sociology's impact on society, and related fields (e.g. criminology, criminal justice studies, social work, social psychology, sociology of translation and translation studies, and women and gender studies). Each essay includes a discussion of how the respective subfield contributes to the overall discipline and to society. Written by some of the most respected scholars, teachers, and public sociologists in the world, the essays are highly readable and authoritative.
Read more- Provides an overview of the field that is both comprehensive and up to date
- In addition to covering key areas in the field, it provides a history of the discipline, showing how and why it developed, and includes entries on related areas of study
- Truly comprehensive and written in accessible language
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- Date Published: March 2021
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107564923
- length: 445 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 177 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.839kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of contributors
List of figures
List of tables
Introduction
Part I. Perspectives on Race:
1. Racial formation theory Eileen O'Brien
2. Systemic racism Kimberley Ducey and Joe Feagin
3. Color-blind racism Meghan Burke
4. Critical race theory Mary Romero and Jeremiah Chin
Part II. Perspectives on Social Class:
5. Marxism and class Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar
6. Pluralism Rick Zdan
7. The class domination theory G. William Domhoff
Part III. Feminist perspectives:
8. Feminist theories Seung-Kyung Kim and Carole McCann
9. Feminist methodologies Shulamit Reinharz and Nicholas Monroe
Part IV. Specialty Areas:
10. The sociology of nonhuman animals and society Elizabeth Cherry
11. Quality-of-life /social indicators research Kenneth Land
12. Visual sociology Vincent O'Brien
13. The sociology of risk Jenns O. Zinn
14. The sociology of disaster Thomas E. Drabek
15. The sociology of mental health Teresa Scheid
16. Sociobiology Rosemary L. Hopcroft
17. The sociology of science and technology Miwao Matsumoto
18. The sociology of violence Larry Ray
19. Environmental justice David Pellow
20. The sociology of food Anne Murcott
Part V. The Sociology of the Self:
21. The sociology of the body and embodiment Carla A. Pfeffer
22. The sociology of emotions Kathryn J. Lively
23. The sociology of friendship James A. Vela-McConnell
Part VI. The Sociology of the Life Course:
24. The sociology of children Gertrud Lenzer
25. The sociology of aging Elizabeth W. Markson and Peter Stein
26. The sociology of death and dying Ruth McManus
Part VII. Culture and Behavior:
27. The sociology of consumption Stanley Blue
28. The sociology of leisure and recreation Robert Stebbins
29. The sociology of popular culture Dustin Kidd, Amanda Turner and Jennifer Kim
30. The sociology of art Alain Quemin
31. The sociology of music Pam Kirk
Part VIII. Sociology's Impact on Society:
32. Public sociology Laura Nichols
33. Humanist sociology Woody Doane
34. Applied sociology Harry Perlstadt
35. Clinical sociology Jan Fritz
36. Teaching sociology: creating a citizenry with a sociological imagination Kathleen Lowney
Part IX. Related Fields:
37. Criminology Kaitlyn Clarke, Philip D. McCormack and Larry Siegel
38. Criminal justice studies Gennifer Furst
39. Social work Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich
40. Social psychology Laurie O'Brien, Stefanie Simon and Caroline Tipler
41. Sociology of translation and translation studies Rafael Schögler
42. Women and gender studies Angela Jean Hattery and Earl Smith
Index.
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