The Sociological Imagination, Paperback

The Sociological Imagination provoked hostile reaction when it appeared for its hard-hitting attack on how sociology was practiced, and on several ...

Reducere. For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology. Yet, in this provocative new book, Young rejects much of wha...

"Avery Gordon's stunningly original and provocatively imaginative book explores the connections linking horror, history, and haunting. " -George Li...

This book makes an original contribution to reconnecting criminological inquiry to the core concerns of the classical sociological imagination and ...

Harnessing the empowering ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche to read the human condition of modern existence through a sociological lens, this book confr...

This illuminating book offers a fresh and contemporary guide to the field of sociology. By demonstrating the versatility of the sociological imagin...

Provides an introduction to the topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by specialists in the fie...

This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce Sociology as a d...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of R...

Reducere. The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that inclu...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Dale DanneferIllustration(s): 19 Line drawings, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber ...

How can we hope to understand social inequality without considering race, class, and gender in tandem? How do they interact with other categories s...

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Le...

Academic discourse is the gateway not only to educational success but to worlds of imagination, discovery and accumulated wisdom. Understanding the...