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Author : George N. Katsiaficas
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 : 9780829015959
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (159 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Critical Sociology written by George N. Katsiaficas and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1987 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven M. Buechler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317264967
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Critical Sociology written by Steven M. Buechler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Sociology is a thoroughly revised, updated, and sophisticated introduction to the sociological perspective as a critical lens on society. Much has happened since the first edition: the Great Recession, the Obama presidency, the burgeoning role of social media, and recent global social movements such the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, and the Arab Spring. In this second edition, Buechler discusses the changing relationship between social movements and democracy. The book contains chapters on how to think sociologically; an overview of scientific, humanistic, and critical schools of sociology; and a detailed exposition of the critical tradition.
Author : Steven M. Buechler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317264959
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Critical Sociology written by Steven M. Buechler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Sociology is a thoroughly revised, updated, and sophisticated introduction to the sociological perspective as a critical lens on society. Much has happened since the first edition: the Great Recession, the Obama presidency, the burgeoning role of social media, and recent global social movements such the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, and the Arab Spring. In this second edition, Buechler discusses the changing relationship between social movements and democracy. The book contains chapters on how to think sociologically; an overview of scientific, humanistic, and critical schools of sociology; and a detailed exposition of the critical tradition.
Author : Charles Quist-Adade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781465299895
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (998 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Critical Sociology written by Charles Quist-Adade and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sociology, a Brief But Critical Introduction written by Anthony Giddens and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1982 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Steckley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195431667
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Elements of Sociology written by John Steckley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction is back in a highly anticipated second edition. Taking a refreshing look at the discipline through extensive use of first-person narratives, the text inspires students to see sociology in everyday life. Beginning with theorigins of the discipline, the authors examine how sociology helps make sense of traditional topics - such as family, deviance, culture - and contemporary issues such as immigration, health care, and gender and sexuality. Promoting an understanding of core sociological concepts, the new editionchallenges students to think differently about sociology.
Author : Douglas V. Porpora
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107107377
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Reconstructing Sociology written by Douglas V. Porpora and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A general critique of sociology, particularly sociology in the United States, from a critical realist perspective.
Author : Theodor W. Adorno
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804746830
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Sociology written by Theodor W. Adorno and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Sociology distills decades of distinguished work in sociology by one of this centurys most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. It consists of a course of seventeen lectures given by Theodor W. Adorno in May-July 1968, the last lecture series before his death in 1969. Captured by tape recorder (which Adorno called the fingerprint of the living mind), these lectures present a somewhat different, and more accessible, Adorno from the one who composed the faultlessly articulated and almost forbiddingly perfect prose of the works published in his lifetime. Here we can follow Adornos thought in the process of formation (he spoke from brief notes), endowed with the spontaneity and energy of the spoken word. The lectures form an ideal introduction to Adornos work, acclimatizing the reader to the greater density of thought and language of his classic texts. Delivered at the time of the positivist dispute in sociology, Adorno defends the position of the Frankfurt School against criticism from mainstream positivist sociologists. He sets out a conception of sociology as a discipline going beyond the compilation and interpretation of empirical facts, its truth being inseparable from the essential structure of society itself. Adorno sees sociology not as one academic discipline among others, but as an over-arching discipline that impinges on all aspects of social life. Tracing the history of the discipline and insisting that the historical context is constitutive of sociology itself, Adorno addresses a wide range of topics, including: the purpose of studying sociology; the relation of sociology and politics; the influence of Saint-Simon, Comte, Durkheim, Weber, Marx, and Freud; the contributions of ethnology and anthropology; the relationship of method to subject matter; the problems of quantitative analysis; the fetishization of science; and the separation of sociology and social philosophy.
Author : Miguel Montalva Barba
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781793542069
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Critical Sociology written by Miguel Montalva Barba and published by . This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Critical Sociology: A Reader provides students with a curated collection of articles centered on critical sociology and its ability to address the social, political, racial, gender, ableist, and other oppressive structures of the past and today. The anthology challenges readers to question often unnamed or hidden categories that support structures of power that reproduce division and exclusion. The anthology is organized into five units. Unit I focuses on the foundations of sociology as a discipline, what sociological thinking is, and what it looks like in practice. Unit II covers the media, paying close attention to American society and culture. In Units III and IV, readers learn about social stratification and issues related to gender, sex, and sexuality. The final unit focuses on critical race theory and White supremacy. Designed to help students become more socially aware, self-reflective, and better stewards of a just and equitable world, Introduction to Critical Sociology is an ideal supplementary textbook for courses and programs in sociology.
Author : Jiří Šubrt
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030832899
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Sociology of Time written by Jiří Šubrt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a critical, comparative study of the sociological literature, this book explores the term “time,” and the various interconnections between time and a broad cluster of topics that create a conceptual labyrinth. Various understandings of time manifest themselves in the context of many individual social problems—there is no single vision in sociology of how to grasp time and address within social theory. This book, therefore, attempts to define an approach to the concept of time and its associated terms (duration, temporality, acceleration, compression, temporal structures, change, historical consciousness, and others). The volume is guided by a critical engagement with three main questions: a) the formation of human understanding of time; b) the functioning of temporal structures at different levels of social reality; c) the role and place of time in general sociological theory.
Author : Nathan J. Keirns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938168413
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Sociology 2e written by Nathan J. Keirns and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course."--Page 1.
Author : John Steckley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199033003
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Elements of Sociology written by John Steckley and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed by instructors and students alike for its fresh, innovative approach to the discipline, Elements of Sociology is back and better than ever in this brand new fifth edition. New topics - including legalized cannabis, the opioid crisis, and the climate change protests - keep the bookcontemporary and relatable for students. Incorporating coverage of ethics and statistical analysis into the research chapter, the new edition provides the tools students need to read statistics and research more critically. Throughout these updates, John Steckley's narrative approach captivates ashe explores the theories, structures, and relationships that make up our social world.Filled with anecdotes, examples, illustrations, and critical thinking questions, the fifth edition of Elements challenges students to think differently about both sociology and the world around them.
Author : Anne Beaulieu
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529765129
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Data and Society written by Anne Beaulieu and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data and Society: A Critical Introduction investigates the growing importance of data as a technological, social, economic and scientific resource. It explains how data practices have come to underpin all aspects of human life and explores what this means for those directly involved in handling data. The book fosters informed debate over the role of data in contemporary society explains the significance of data as evidence beyond the "Big Data" hype spans the technical, sociological, philosophical and ethical dimensions of data provides guidance on how to use data responsibly includes data stories that provide concrete cases and discussion questions. Grounded in examples spanning genetics, sport and digital innovation, this book fosters insight into the deep interrelations between technical, social and ethical aspects of data work.
Author : Eric Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113515712X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Sport, Theory and Social Problems written by Eric Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What impact does sport have on the lives of ordinary people? How does sport help to perpetuate inequalities in society? What can social theory tell us about the role of sport in society?? At their origin competitive sports were institutionalized in Western cultures for the privilege of white, heterosexual men. Over time sport has become more open to categories of people traditionally marginalized in society: women; those from lower social classes; gay men; people of colour; and those differently abled. However, focusing solely on increased social inclusion in sport masks significant problems with both the culture and structure of sport. This critical textbook examines social exclusion in sport and analyzes the socio-negative attributes associated with competitive, institutionalized sport, for all who play. Focusing on sport at non-elite levels, this book explores the lives of everyday citizens who play and examines how inequality and social deviance are structured into the social and sporting system. Each chapter uses a key social theory to address a particular social problem in sport, such as learned obedience to authority; the acceptance of pain and injury; the adoption of hyper-masculine, homophobic and sexist attitudes; the teaching of in-group/out-group; and the use of sport as a false mechanism for social mobility. By concentrating on real sport, and through the use of startling vignettes illustrating the experiences of real people, this textbook develops the critical senses, social conscience and theoretical understanding of all students of sport and anybody for whom sport is part of their everyday life.
Author : Jordan McKenzie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317565452
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Deconstructing Happiness written by Jordan McKenzie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an original account of the good life in late modernity through a uniquely sociological lens. It considers the various ways that social and cultural factors can encourage or impede genuine efforts to live a good life by deconstructing the concepts of happiness and contentment within cultural narratives of the good life. While empirical studies have dominated the discourse on happiness in recent decades, the emphasis on finding causal and correlational relationships has led to a field of research that arguably lacks a reliable theoretical foundation. Deconstructing Happiness offers a step toward developing that foundation by offering characteristically sociological perspectives on the contemporary fascination with happiness and well-being. In doing so, it seeks to understand the good life as a socially mediated experience rather than a purely personal or individually defined way of living. The outcome is a book on happiness, contentment and the good life that considers the influence of democracy, capitalism and progress, while also focusing on the more theoretical challenges of self-knowledge, reason and interaction.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (463 download)
Download or read book Sociology. a brief but critical introduction written by Anthony Giddens and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Irwin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745667333
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Sociology and the Environment written by Alan Irwin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the field and sets out a new framework for analysis and practice. Among the themes examined are constructivism and realism, sustainable development and theories of the risk society. Readers are also introduced to communities at risk, institutional regulation and the environmental consequences of technology. Particular topics for discussion include genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, pesticide safety and the local hazards of the chemical industry. Rather than maintaining a fixed boundary between nature and society, Irwin highlights the hybrid character of environmental issues and emphasizes the role of social and cultural factors within environmental policy. Combining theoretical discussion and case-studies with a sensitivity to the concerns of environmental policy and practice, Sociology and the Environment provides an excellent introduction to an expanding and immensely important field. It will be a valuable text for students and scholars in sociology, geography, environmental studies and related disciplines.
