Contemporary Sociology: An Introduction to Concepts and Theories - Softcover

Abraham, M. Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199452784 ISBN 13: 9780199452781

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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 movement

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.

About this title

About the Author:

M. Francis Abraham has taught in India and the United States for over thirty years and is President of American International University Foundation, USA. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 13 books including the seminal Modern Sociological Theory (1983).

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0199452784
• ISBN 13: 9780199452781
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 348