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The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology 2 Volume Hardback Set

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology 2 Volume Hardback Set

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology 2 Volume Hardback Set

Kathleen Odell Korgen, William Paterson University, New Jersey
September 2017
Available
Multiple copy pack
9781107099746
£356.00
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Multiple copy pack
2 Hardback books
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2 Volume Paperback Set

    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 is for you. The Handbook provides a survey of the field, covering its origins; core areas, including theory, methods, culture, socialization, social structure, inequality, and social change; specialties within sociology such as race, class, and feminist theories; and special topics (e.g. the sociology of nonhuman animals, the sociology of disaster, the sociology of mental health, the sociology of science and technology, the sociology of violence, environmental justice, and the sociology of food); and related fields (e.g. criminology, social work, social psychology, 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.

    • 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 entries on related areas of study
    • Truly comprehensive and written in accessible language

    Product details

    September 2017
    Multiple copy pack
    9781107099746
    984 pages
    260 × 188 × 58 mm
    2.48kg
    15 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Part I. The Development of Sociology
    • Part II. Sociological Theory
    • Part III. Sociological Research Methods
    • Part IV. Culture and Socialization
    • Part V. Social Structure and the Organization of Society
    • Part VI. Social Inequality and Diversity
    • 23. Sociological perspectives on economic inequality Nathan Wilmers
    • 24. The sociology of race and ethnic relations Adalberto Aguirre, Jr
    • 25. The sociology of gender Sue Scott and Stevi Jackson
    • 26. The sociology of sexuality Gary Dowsett
    • Part VII. Social Institutions
    • Part VII. Social Institutions
    • Part VIII. Social Problems and Deviant Behavior
    • Part IX. Locality, Geography, and the Environment
    • Part XI. Social Change
    • Part I. Perspectives on Race
    • Part II. Perspectives on Social Class
    • Part III. Feminist perspectives
    • Part IV. Specialty Areas
    • Part V. The Sociology of the Self
    • Part VI. The Sociology of the Life Course
    • Part VII. Culture and Behavior
    • Part IX. Sociology's Impact on Society.
      Contributors
    • Christian Fleck, Matthias Duller, Alan Sica, Rick Helmes-Hayes, Jean-Philippe Warren, John Scott, Alvin Y. So, Roberto Briceño-León, Sepideh Alwand Azari, Ari Sitas, Fran Collyer, Anthony L. Haynor, Scott Appelrouth, Jacob Felson, Nick Crossley, Krzysztof Konecki, David L. Morgan, Matthew Lange, Dudley Poston, John Mohr, Joslyn Brenton, Julian Matthews, Daniel Little, Robert Orrange, Emily Barman, Nathan Wilmers, Adalberto Aguirre, Jr, Sue Scott, Stevi Jackson, Gary Dowsett, Manuela Naldini, David Yamane, Robert Fishman, Suzanne M. Coshow, Jeanne Ballantine, Nina Bandelj, Elizabeth Sowers, Zaibu Tufail, Guido Giarelli, Meredith A. Kleykamp, James Ross Yastrzemsky, Jay Coakley, Alexander A. Hernandez, Robert F. Meier, Christian Suter, Tugce Beycan, Laura Ravazzini, Jeff Goodwin, Henry Brownstein, James F. Cosgrave, John Chung-En Liu, Michael Mayerfeld Bell, JoAnn Jaffe, Michael Gertler, Mark Gottdiener, Anna Amelina, Kenneth Horvath, Salvatore Babones, Garth Massey, Benjamín Tejerina Montaña, Eileen O'Brien, Kimberley Ducey, Joe Feagin, Meghan Burke, Mary Romero, Jeremiah Chin, Michelle Williams, Vishwas Satgar, Rick Zdan, G. William Domhoff, Seung-Kyung Kim, Carole McCann, Shulamit Reinharz, Nicholas Monroe, Elizabeth Cherry, Kenneth Land, Vincent O'Brien, Jenns O. Zinn, Thomas E. Drabek, Teresa Scheid, Rosemary L. Hopcroft, Miwao Matsumoto, Larry Ray, David Pellow, Anne Murcott, Carla A. Pfeffer, Kathryn J. Lively, James A. Vela-McConnell, Gertrud Lenzer, Elizabeth W. Markson, Peter Stein, Ruth McManus, Stanley Blue, Robert Stebbins, Dustin Kidd, Amanda Turner, Jennifer Kim, Alain Quemin, Pam Kirk, Laura Nichols, Woody Doane, Harry Perlstadt, Jan Fritz, Kathleen Lowney, Kaitlyn Clarke, Philip D. McCormack, Larry Siegel, Gennifer Furst, Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich, Laurie O'Brien, Stefanie Simon, Caroline Tipler, Rafael Schögler, Angela Jean Hattery, Earl Smith

    • Editor
    • Kathleen Odell Korgen , William Paterson University, New Jersey

      Kathleen Odell Korgen is a Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, New Jersey. She has co-authored or co-edited numerous books that teach students to use the sociological tools they gain in their classes and to find inspiration from professional sociologists and fellow sociology students. Korgen has received William Paterson University's Award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression and the University's Award for Excellence in Teaching.