Sociology For Dummies

Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time.

Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition:

• Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories.

• Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life

• Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology

• Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research

• Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Auteur

Nasar Meer, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University. He studied at Essex, Edinburgh, Bristol and Harvard Universities. Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor and college professor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Résumé
Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time. Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition:

• Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories.
• Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life
• Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology
• Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research
• Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Contenu

Introduction.

Part I: The Basic Basics.

Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head around It.

Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?

Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of
Sociology.

Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can't Put Society
in a Test Tube.

Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist.

Chapter 5: Socialisation: What is 'Culture,' and Where Can I Get
Some?

Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the
Rules?

Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse
World.

Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks.

Chapter 8: Social Stratifi cation: We're All Equal, But Some of
Us Are More Equal Than Others.

Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where's the
Finish Line?

Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National
Identities.

Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.

Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I
Won!

Part IV: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social
Organisation.

Chapter 13: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and
Disorganisations).

Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and
Political Sociology.

Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain't No)
Love in the Heart of the City.

Part V: Sociology and Your Life.

Chapter 16: The Family and the Life Course.

Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That Don't Feel Like
Homework.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in Everyday
Life.

Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.

Index.