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What is the scope, history and purpose of sociology?
How do we cultivate ways of understanding society and 'the social'?
What is the state of the world we live in today?
How do we analyse suffering and inequalities?
What are key methods and tools for researching and thinking about society?
How has digitalism reshaped sociology and its method?
How might sociology help us understand the changes brought about by Covid-19?
Does sociology have values?
What is the role of sociology in making a better world?
In this thoroughly revised and updated Third edition the reader is encouraged to think critically about the structures, meanings, histories and cultures found in the rapidly changing world we live in. With tasks to stimulate the sociological mind and suggestions for further reading both within the text and on an accompanying website, this book is essential reading for all those studying sociology and those with an interest in how the modern world works.
What is the scope, history and purpose of sociology?
How do we cultivate ways of understanding society and 'the social'?
What is the state of the world we live in today?
How do we analyse suffering and inequalities?
What are key methods and tools for researching and thinking about society?
How has digitalism reshaped sociology and its method?
How might sociology help us understand the changes brought about by Covid-19?
Does sociology have values?
What is the role of sociology in making a better world?
In this thoroughly revised and updated Third edition the reader is encouraged to think critically about the structures, meanings, histories and cultures found in the rapidly changing world we live in. With tasks to stimulate the sociological mind and suggestions for further reading both within the text and on an accompanying website, this book is essential reading for all those studying sociology and those with an interest in how the modern world works.
Ken Plummer is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK, and is internationally known for his research on narrative, sexualities, citizenship, Lesbian and Gay Studies, and humanism. He is author of some 150 articles and 15 books, including the bestselling Sociology: A Global Introduction (with John Macionis, fifth edition, 2012). His most recent books include Cosmopolitan Sexualities (2015), Narrative Power (2019), and Critical Humanism (2021).
1. Imaginations: Acting in a World I Never Made 2. Theory: Thinking the Social 3. Societies: Living in the Twenty-First Century 4. History: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 5. Questions: Cultivating Sociological Imaginations 6. Research: Critically Engaging with the Empirical Truth 7. Trouble: Suffering Inequalities 8. Vision: Creating Sociological Hope 9. Conclusion: Twenty-one Theses for a Sociological Imagination
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
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Genre: | Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780367745240 |
ISBN-10: | 0367745240 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Plummer, Ken |
Auflage: | 3. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Routledge |
Maße: | 198 x 129 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | Ken Plummer |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.09.2021 |
Gewicht: | 0,326 kg |
Ken Plummer is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK, and is internationally known for his research on narrative, sexualities, citizenship, Lesbian and Gay Studies, and humanism. He is author of some 150 articles and 15 books, including the bestselling Sociology: A Global Introduction (with John Macionis, fifth edition, 2012). His most recent books include Cosmopolitan Sexualities (2015), Narrative Power (2019), and Critical Humanism (2021).
1. Imaginations: Acting in a World I Never Made 2. Theory: Thinking the Social 3. Societies: Living in the Twenty-First Century 4. History: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 5. Questions: Cultivating Sociological Imaginations 6. Research: Critically Engaging with the Empirical Truth 7. Trouble: Suffering Inequalities 8. Vision: Creating Sociological Hope 9. Conclusion: Twenty-one Theses for a Sociological Imagination
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
---|---|
Genre: | Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780367745240 |
ISBN-10: | 0367745240 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Plummer, Ken |
Auflage: | 3. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Routledge |
Maße: | 198 x 129 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | Ken Plummer |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.09.2021 |
Gewicht: | 0,326 kg |