The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology

Ritzer, George

ISBN 10: 1405183527 / ISBN 13: 9781405183529

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2011

About this Item

The most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume, The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology brings together several hundred of the most accomplished sociologists in the world to create a definitive and affordable overview of the field. Editor(s): Ritzer, George; Ryan, J. Michael. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1500. . 2011. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405183527
• ISBN 13: 9781405183529
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume.

• Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the discipline
• Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics
• Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors
• Each entry includes references and suggestions for further reading
• Cross-referencing allows easy movement around the volume

About the Author

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, with awards that include the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. He is the author of numerous books including The McDonaldization of Society (1993; 2008), The Globalization of Nothing (2003; 2007) Globalization: A Basic Text (2010) and the editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007), The Blackwell Companion to Globalization (2007) and the forthcoming The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization. His work has been translated into over twenty languages.

J. Michael Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Maryland at College Park. He was senior managing editor of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007) and is managing editor of the online edition of that project as well as for several other forthcoming encyclopedias from Blackwell. Mike also served as managing editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture for four years. He has published more than a dozen articles and book chapters on consumption, sexuality, globalization, and social theory and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his commitment to teaching, LGBT rights, and social change.