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Landry, Alias T.
Call Number
301.072
Publication Date
2010
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109775.6797
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Call Number
XX(301715.1)
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This programme answers the question, "What is Sociology?". Leading sociologists like Anthony Giddens explain and illustrate what it means to adopt a sociological approach and students talk about studying sociology. Ideal for Open Days and for students just starting sociology.
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95078.9531
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Delamont, Sara, 1947-
Call Number
305.420941 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
This book explores the achievements of British feminist sociology in theory, methods and empirical research. It outlines the barriers to the development of feminism and explores contemporary challenges. It provides an unrivalled guide to the origins of feminism in the discipline of sociology, analyses the uneasy relationships between feminists and the founding fathers and elucidates the opportunities and challenges presented by post-modernism.
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95074.0000
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ClickView (Firm)
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XX(301797.1)
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In this programme we examine culture, socialisation and identity - key concepts about the way we as individuals interact with society in general. With varied examples and clear explanations from experts, this is a fascinating and information-rich programme.
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Other
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77635.7266
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ClickView (Firm)
Call Number
XX(301712.1)
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This engaging video resource explores the core sociological concepts such of sociological problems, the sociological imagination, social construction, culture, socialisation, and identity. Not only will it help students get into sociology, but it will also teach them transferable skills that once understood can be brought into many other aspects of the syllabus.
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77635.7188
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Malešević, Siniša.
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305.8 22
Publication Date
2004
Summary
Synthesizes the leading sociological interpretations of ethnic relations and provides a coherent theoretical framework for its analysis.
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77634.5391
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Thompson, Kenneth, 1937- author.
Call Number
301.03 20
Publication Date
1996
Summary
Do you have any difficulty in finding a relevant quotation for an essay or exam paper in sociology? If so this useful little book, which contains a core of essential quotations for anyone interested in sociology, will provide you with all you need. Quotations are taken from the classic texts of the "Founding Fathers", the writings of more recent influential thinkers, and the most authoritative experts in special fields.
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77629.8594
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DeNora, Tia.
Call Number
780.1 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
"Theodor W. Adorno placed music at the centre of his critique of modernity and broached some of the most important questions about the role of music in contemporary society. One of his central arguments was that music, through the manner of its composition, affected consciousness and was a means of social management and control. His work was primarily theoretical, however, and because these issues were never explored empirically his work has become sidelined in current music sociology. This book argues that music sociology can be greatly enriched by a return to Adorno's concerns, in particular his focus on music as a dynamic medium of social life. Intended as a guide to 'how to do music sociology', this book deals with critical topics too often sidelined such as aesthetic ordering, cognition, the emotions and music as a management device, and reworks Adorno's focus through a series of grounded examples."--Publisher's description.
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71876.7344
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Cheng, TJ.
Call Number
795.0951
Publication Date
2011
Summary
Professor TJ Cheng's knowledge of Macau, which is the world's gambling capital larger than Las Vegas in absolute money terms, has afforded him to the opportunity to study both the personal and social impact of gambling. This bold and far-sighted work attempts to understand gambling behaviour in a systematic multi-perspective manner. It will appeal to students of China, sociology and gambling as well as policy makers and professionals involved with the gambling industry.
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67236.3672
by
Go, Julian, 1970-
Call Number
301 23
Publication Date
2013
Summary
Postcolonial theory has enjoyed wide influence in the humanities but for social science, and in particular sociology, its implications remain elusive. This special volume brings together leading sociologists to explore the concept of "postcolonial sociology," with brand new postcolonial readings of canonical thinkers like Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim and Robert Park. Chapters consider whether or not postcolonial theory is compatible with sociology; explore the relationship between knowledge and colonial power; and offer critical perspectives on the sociology of race and the implications of postcolonial theory for global sociology. They also unravel the complex entanglements of sociology, area studies, and postcolonial studies; give creative deployments of postcolonial concepts such as hybridity; and critical excavations of sociological thought in India and Mexico. In sodoing this volume is among the first to craft newsociologiesinformed by postcolonial criticism.
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67234.5938
by
Dillon, Michele, 1960-
Call Number
306.6 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
"This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of their own engagement with the field. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, this handbook also provides a resource for sociologists in general by integrating broader questions of sociology (e.g. demography, ethnicity, life course, inequality, political sociology) into the analysis of religion. This handbook illustrates the validity of diverse theoretical perspectives and research designs to understanding the multilayered nature of religion as a sociological phenomenon."--Jacket.
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67233.7500
by
Fevre, Ralph, 1955-
Call Number
306.3 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
What are the solid achievements of the sociology of economic behaviour? What have been the main failures and omissions? How will the subject develop? In this assured and timely volume, the author demonstrates how the sociology of economic behaviour was hijacked by the economic sociology which grew out of Parsons' interpretation of Weber.
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67233.2578
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