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Informationen zum Autor Dr Christopher Thorpe is an associate lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter, England, with a special interest in social theory, culture, and globalization. Dr Chris Yuill is a sociologist and lecturer at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. His interests include society and health and urban studies. Klappentext Dr Christopher Thorpe is an associate lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter, England, with a special interest in social theory, culture, and globalization. Dr Chris Yuill is a sociologist and lecturer at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. His interests include society and health and urban studies. Zusammenfassung Why does racism exist? Is Big Brother watching us? Why are women paid less than men? Investigate society's hidden truths, from gender and identity politics to consumer culture with this insightful guide. Sociology is the study of how societies are organised and what helps them function or go wrong. Heads Up Sociology explores a range of curious social phenomena, including poverty and class status, white-collar crime, religious beliefs and internet anxieties. The book helps readers see themselves and their communities in the context of a larger, globalized world. Fascinating biographies offer insight into the lives and work of key researchers such as Karl Marx, Judith Butler, and Howard Becker, while well-illustrated case studies and real-life scenarios bring their ideas to life. Stunning infographics further explain the ebb and flow of power in society. Heads Up Sociology is the ultimate tool to help you get to grips with sociology in time for exams, and is an essential read for anyone keen to ask the big questions about the world we live in today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: What is SOCIOLOGY? 2: What do SOCIOLOGISTS DO? 3: RESEARCH methods 4: Who AM I? 1: What is my IDENTITY? 2: GIRLS and BOYS 3: WOMEN and work 4: Biography JUDITH BUTLER 5: What’s my TRIBE? 6: Does RACE matter? 7: Biography ELIJAH ANDERSON 8: Who do you LOVE? 9: AGE and society 10: What does FAMILY mean? 11: Are we all MIDDLE CLASS now? 12: Biography KARL MARX 13: Identity IN CONTEXT 5: Does society EXIST? 1: What do schools TEACH? 2: Are INSTITUTIONS a good thing? 3: Biography CHARLES WRIGHT MILLS 4: Who holds the POWER? 5: What role does RELIGION play in society? 6: Does RELIGION still matter? 7: RURAL life versus URBAN life 8: A sense of COMMUNITY 9: Biography MAX WEBER 10: WHY do we WORK? 11: How is work CHANGING? 12: Biography ARLIE HOCHSCHILD 13: WATCHING the workers 14: Social institutions IN CONTEXT 6: When it all goes WRONG 1: Why do people commit CRIMES? 2: Biography ÉMILE DURKHEIM 3: BREAKING society’s RULES 4: White-collar CRIME 5: Are we all on CAMERA? 6: WHODUNNIT? 7: Biography HOWARD BECKER 8: HEALTH and equality 9: Not FITTING in 10: Crime and health IN CONTEXT 7: Why is the world so UNFAIR? 1: Super-RICH! 2: Wealth and STATUS 3: The POVERTY trap 4: Who’s to BLAME? 5: Where did RACISM come from? 6: Why haven’t developing countries DEVELOPED yet? 7: Biography BOAVENTURA DE SOUSA SANTOS 8: Is GLOBALIZATION a good thing? 9: GLOCALIZATION
