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Book Synopsis The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology by : Allan G. Johnson
Download or read book The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology written by Allan G. Johnson and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Allan G. Johnson's one-volume sociology dictionary includes 75 new entries, as well as an expanded biographical section, extensive revisions and updates, and a more thorough cross-referencing. Written by a sociologist who is also an accomplished writer and teacher, it is aimed primarily at students, but will also be of use to professionals looking for an introduction to core concepts outside their area of expertise. Its combination of clear prose, engaging examples, a single author's voice, and its minimal assumptions about the average reader's prior knowledge of sociology and its related fields, makes this a unique and valuable reference work.
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Sociology by : John Scott
Download or read book A Dictionary of Sociology written by John Scott and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consistent best-seller, the wide-ranging and authoritative Dictionary of Sociology was first published in 1994 and contains more than 2,500 entries on the terminology, methods, concepts, and thinkers in the field, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. For this fourth edition, Professor John Scott has conducted a thorough review of all entries to ensure that they are concise, focused, and up to date. Revisions reflect current intellectual debates and social conditions, particularly in relation to global and multi-cultural issues. New entries cover relevant contemporary concepts, such as climate change, social media, terrorism, and intersectionality, as well as key living sociologists. This Dictionary is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and an essential source of reference for more advanced students and teachers.
Book Synopsis The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory by :
Download or read book The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of the Social Sciences by : Craig Calhoun
Download or read book Dictionary of the Social Sciences written by Craig Calhoun and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-02 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 1,800 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary of the Social Sciences is the most comprehensive, authoritative single-volume work of its kind. With coverage on the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism, the Dictionary is an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and non-specialists, it examines classic and contemporary scholarship including basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. As a true dictionary, it also contains concise, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields.
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists by : George Ritzer
Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists written by George Ritzer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. Containing original essays especially commissioned for this volume, leading experts and practitioners examine the life and work of 12 major theorists. Includes 12 original essays by leading scholars on major classical social theorists Covers the key figures who shaped social theory, such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as additional classical theorists such as Harriet Martineau and W. E. B. Du Bois Essays include biographical sketches, the social and intellectual context, and the impact of the thinker's work on social theory generally Includes bibliographies of the theorist's most important works as well as key secondary works Can be used in conjunction with The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists, edited by George Ritzer, for a complete reference source in social theory
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology by : George Ritzer
Download or read book The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology written by George Ritzer and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-12-18 with total page 6384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BLACKWELL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIOLOGY is published in both print and online. Arranged across eleven volumes in A-Z format, it is the definitive reference source for students, researchers, and academics in the field. This ground-breaking project brings together specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. It provides: Clear, concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts An essential reference for expert and newcomer alike, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics Materials that have historically defined the discipline, but also more recent developments, significantly updating the store of sociological knowledge Introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe Sophisticated cross-referencing and search facilities Timeline, lexicon by subject area, bibliography, and index. For further details on advisory editors and contributors together with a list of entries, go online to the Encyclopedia website: www.sociologyencyclopedia.com
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 11 Volume Set by : George Ritzer
Download or read book The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 11 Volume Set written by George Ritzer and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 6384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology is published in both print and online. Arranged across eleven volumes in A-Z format, it is the definitive reference source for students, researchers, and academics in the field. This ground-breaking project brings together specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. It provides: Clear, concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts An essential reference for expert and newcomer alike, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics Materials that have historically defined the discipline, but also more recent developments, significantly updating the store of sociological knowledge Introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe Sophisticated cross-referencing and search facilities Timeline, lexicon by subject area, bibliography, and index For further details on advisory editors and contributors together with a list of entries, go online to the Encyclopedia website: www.sociologyencyclopedia.com
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought by : William Outhwaite
Download or read book The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought written by William Outhwaite and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences. Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social thought. Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic. Covers major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural trends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology to welfare economics. New edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries, suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography of all sources cited within the text.
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-century Social Thought by : William Outhwaite
Download or read book The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-century Social Thought written by William Outhwaite and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science by : Frank Bealey
Download or read book Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science written by Frank Bealey and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999-09-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science is a clear introduction to the terminology of political science for students and general readers. The book comprises rigorous definitions and explanations of around 1000 key terms presented in an engaging style, cross-referenced, and easily accessible to readers new to the subject. It also includes a section of short biographies of the most eminent writers in the discipline - both classical and modern. The book is unique in combining a single author's overview and minimal assumptions about the reader's prior knowledge of the discipline. Major entries include short bibliographies for those who wish to pursue topics further.
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology: A-B by : George Ritzer
Download or read book The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology: A-B written by George Ritzer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies by : Anthony M. Orum
Download or read book The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies written by Anthony M. Orum and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 2919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive coverage of major topics in urban and regional studies Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work covers central and emergent topics in the field, through an examination of urban and regional conditions and variation across the world. It also provides authoritative entries on the main conceptual tools used by anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, and political scientists in the study of cities and regions. Among such concepts are those of place and space; geographical regions; the nature of power and politics in cities; urban culture; and many others. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies captures the character of complex urban and regional dynamics across the globe, including timely entries on Latin America, Africa, India and China. At the same time, it contains illuminating entries on some of the current concepts that seek to grasp the essence of the global world today, such as those of Friedmann and Sassen on ‘global cities’. It also includes discussions of recent economic writings on cities and regions such as those of Richard Florida. Comprised of over 450 entries on the most important topics and from a range of theoretical perspectives Features authoritative entries on topics ranging from gender and the city to biographical profiles of figures like Frank Lloyd Wright Takes a global perspective with entries providing coverage of Latin America and Africa, India and China, and, the US and Europe Includes biographies of central figures in urban and regional studies, such as Doreen Massey, Peter Hall, Neil Smith, and Henri Lefebvre The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies is an indispensable reference for students and researchers in urban and regional studies, urban sociology, urban geography, and urban anthropology.
Book Synopsis The Dictionary of Physical Geography by : David S. G. Thomas
Download or read book The Dictionary of Physical Geography written by David S. G. Thomas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 1187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary covers the whole field of physical geography and provides an essential reference for all students and lecturers in this field.
Book Synopsis Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work by : Martin Davies
Download or read book Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work written by Martin Davies and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2000-10-31 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work provides a concise guide to 400 topics relevant to the practice of social work in the 21st Century. It brings together 250 top authors and covers all service user groups.
Book Synopsis The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology: HE-LE by : George Ritzer
Download or read book The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology: HE-LE written by George Ritzer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics by : Trask R. L. Trask
Download or read book Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics written by Trask R. L. Trask and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical and comparative linguistics has been a major scholarly discipline for 200 years, and yet this is the first dictionary ever devoted to it. With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the exciting advances of the last few years, many of which have not even made it into textbooks yet.All of the traditional terms are here, but so are the terms only introduced recently, in connection with such varied subjects as pidgin and creole languages, the sociolinguistic study of language change, mathematical and computational methods, the novel approaches to linguistic geography, the controversial proposals of new and vast language families, and the attempts at relating the results of the historical linguists to those of the archaeologists, the anthropologists and the geneticists.More than just a dictionary, this book provides genuine linguistic examples of most of the terms entered, detailed explanations of fundamental concepts, critical assessment of controversial ideas, cross-references to related terms, and an abundance of references to the original literature.Features:*The first dictionary in the field.*Comprehensive coverage.*Clearly written and accurate entries.*Covers traditional and contemporary terminology.*Provides linguistic examples of terms defined.*Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.*Includes hundreds of references to the original literature.
