The Short Guide to Sociology

Description

This illuminating book offers a fresh and contemporary guide to the field of sociology. It will not only educate readers with a burgeoning interest in sociology to the ways in which it can help us understand the personal, social and structural changes going on in the world around us but stoke their own sociological imagination. Using real world case studies, references to sociological studies, charts, graphs and images, it addresses five key sociological themes: lifestyle and consumption; race and migration; class and social stratification; gender and sexualities; relationships, family and community; and globalisation and the political economy. Through discussion of these substantive topics, the role of comparison, critique and contextualisation as central tools in sociological exploration will become apparent.

Mark Doidge is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton, a trustee of the British Sociological Association and co-convenor of their Sport Study Group. Rima Saini is Lecturer in Sociology at Middlesex University London and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Race and Ethnicity Study Group.

"I always appreciate books that do their job well - this one goes above and beyond, saying so much in such a short space! An excellent resource for students and staff!" Karl Baker-Green, Sheffield Hallam University "This book is a lively introduction to the discipline. Taking examples from the world around us, Doidge and Saini are to be congratulated for demonstrating Sociology's urgent relevance." Phil Burton-Cartledge, University of Derby