Discovering Sociology 2nd Edition by Mark McCormack, ISBN-13: 978-1352011647

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Discovering Sociology 2nd Edition by Mark McCormack, ISBN-13: 978-1352011647

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• Publisher: ‎ Red Globe Press; 2nd edition (February 14, 2021)
• Language: ‎ English
• 425 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1352011646
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1352011647

This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce sociology as a discipline and to help students realize how deeply sociological issues impact on their own lives. Over the book’s 12 chapters, students discover what sociology is, alongside its historical development and emergent new concerns. They will be led through the theories that underpin the discipline and familiarized with what it takes to undertake good sociological research. Ultimately students will be led and inspired to develop their own sociological imagination – learning to question their own assumptions about the society, the culture and the world around them today.

Historically, the majority of introductory sociology textbooks have run to many hundreds of pages, discouraging students from further reading. By contrast, Discovering Sociology has been carefully designed and developed as a true introduction, covering the key ideas and topics that first year undergraduate students need to engage with without sacrificing intellectual rig our.

New to this Edition:

– Two new chapters adding coverage on crime, deviance and political sociology

– Updated examples, Vox Pops and case studies keep this new edition feeling fresh and contemporary and ensure diverse coverage, including from beyond Western sociology

– Thoughtfully updated and refreshed layout and visual features.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrative material ix

About the companion website xi

Tour of the book xii

Author acknowledgements xiv

About the authors xv

Preface xix

1. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? 1

Introduction 1

Defining sociology 3

What is society and why should we study it? 8

Approaching sociology 14

Conclusion 21

How would…? 22

Structured further reading 22

2. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY 23

Introduction 23

The origins of sociology 23

Foundational sociological thinkers 27

Expansion and consolidation of sociology 37

Critiquing the construction of the history of sociology 39

Contemporary sociology 47

Conclusion 48

How would…? 49

Structured further reading 49

3. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 50

Introduction 50

What is theory and why do we need it? 50

Three core approaches to sociological theory 61

Theory in practice 69

Conclusion 75

How would…? 76

Structured further reading 76

4. THE METHOD OF SOCIOLOGY 77

Introduction 77

The method of sociology 77

Before choosing a method 79

Research design 87

Types of method 88

Data collection 97

Data analysis 101

Conclusion 111

How would…? 112

Structured further reading 112

5. ETHICAL SOCIOLOGY 113

Introduction 113

Ethics in sociology 113

Conceiving, conducting and disseminating ethical research 115

Examining ethical dilemmas 124

Conclusion 138

How would…? 139

Structured further reading 139

6. MAKING MODERN SOCIETIES 140

Introduction 140

The industrial revolution and modernity 140

Understanding modernity 144

Understanding late modern societies 158

Conclusion 165

How would…? 166

Structured further reading 166

7. STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS 167

Introduction 167

The structures of society 167

Family 169

Education 177

Media 184

Work 191

Thinking sociologically about structures and institutions 198

Conclusion 198

How would…? 199

Structured further reading 199

8. SOCIAL DIVISIONS 200

Introduction 200

Societies divided 200

Class 203

Racial divisions 209

Gender 216

Sexuality 228

Conclusion 232

How would…? 232

Structured further reading 233

9. TRANSGRESSIONS 234

Introduction 234

Rules, laws and transgressing them 234

Thinking sociologically about transgression 238

Structure, culture and crime 242

Symbolic interactionism, labelling and the new deviancy 245

Demographics of crime 252

Consumption and transgression 262

Conclusion 266

How would…? 267

Structured further reading 267

10. PERSONAL LIFE 268

Introduction 268

The personal 268

Sociology and the body 270

Personal relationships 277

Conclusion 295

How would…? 296

Structured further reading 296

11. SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS 297

Introduction 297

Change and crisis in societies 297

Change through social movements 303

Societies beyond modernity 319

Conclusion 327

How would…? 328

Structured further reading 328

12. SOCIOLOGY DISCOVERED 329

Introduction 329

The value of sociology 329

Sociology in the world 331

Sociology and social policy 335

The consumption of sociology 341

Conclusion 354

How would…? 354

Structured further reading 355

Glossary 356

References 363

Index 391

Mark McCormack is Professor of Sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK.

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexualities at the University of Winchester, UK.

Kimberly Jamie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.

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