The Meaning of Sociology: A Reader - Softcover

Charon-joel-m

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132288672 ISBN 13: 9780132288675

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1995

Synopsis

A collection of 65 articles which covers the meaning and features of sociology.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This reader captures the excitement inherent in the field of sociology with 65 carefully chosen classic and contemporary selections from a wide variety of authors and sources.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Capturing the rich diversity of sociology, this reader shares the excitement inherent in the field with 65 carefully chosen selections that are illustrative of a particular idea central to the sociological perspective. Well-balanced, it offers both contemporary and classic selections from a wide variety of authors and sources. Key Topics: Containing 17 new selections, the text provides readings thoughtfully chosen and edited for their accessibility, interest, and clear relation to particular sociological concepts. It considers both theoretical perspectives and empirical works and draws from a variety of sources, including such publications and sociological books and journals as Time, The Yale Review, The Progressive, Psychology Today, Esquire, The Atlantic, The American Journal of Sociology, The American Sociological Review, Sociology and Social Research, and Society. Offering many selections which focus on inequality in race, class and gender, it includes introductions to each selection, and precedes more difficult selections with a brief outline. Market: For sociologists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0132288672
• ISBN 13: 9780132288675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 432