Contemporary Sociology: An Introduction To Concepts And Theories


Publisher : Oxford University Press
Publisher Address : 1st Floor, YMCA Library Building, 1, Jai Singh Road, Post Box 43,New Delhi - 110001,India
Publisher Website : http://www.oup.co.in/
Publisher Email : [email protected]
Published Date : Dec/14
 
Category
Sociology
City/Country
New Delhi/India
ISBN 10
N/A
ISBN 13
9780199452781
Edition Number
2
 
 
 
Book Description

This revised and updated edition of the highly successful sociology textbook, Contemporary Sociology, continues to throw light on key issues and concerns of present-day society. M. Francis Abraham's vast experience and extensive research cuts across conventional themes and geographical boundaries to include:• Theoretical perspectives and research methods• Key concepts and theories• Relevant issues in education, economy, politics, population, stratification, minorities, urbanization, and environment• Social institutions, organizations, and recent trends of change• Examples drawn from numerous cultural contexts This second edition introduces the following new concepts in a comparative perspective:• Theoretical perspectives in a global age• Crystallization of social interaction• Race, gender, and stratification• New social movements• Gender and deviance• Women's movements and caste-oriented movements The crucial topics of modern-day sociology such as gender, race, lifestyle changes, ecological issues, and domestic violence are explained separately, distinguishing the book from general sociology textbooks.

 
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