Key Concepts in Sociology

Informationen zum Autor Peter Braham lectured in sociology at the Open University for many years. He made major contributions to a number of Open University courses: Patterns of Inequality; Ethnic Minorities and Community Relations; Mass Communication and Society; An Introduction to Sociology; 'Race', Education and Society; Understanding Modern Societies; Implementing New Technologies; An Introduction to Information Technology; Culture, Media and Identities; Studying Family and Community History: 19th and 20th Centuries; and Sociology and Society. He co-edited Discrimination and Disadvantage in Employment: the Experience of Black Workers [1981]; Media, Knowledge and Power [1986]; Racism and Antiracism [1992]; Political and Economic Forms of Modernity [1992]; Social Differences and Divisions [2002]; Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture [2003]. His main research interests have been in migration and settlement, child immigration and family reunification, and he has been the UK partner on several international research projects in these areas. Klappentext "A glossary of key concepts was just the sort of thing I needed when I was a sociology student. Peter Braham has written a lively! comprehensive guide to the most important concepts in our discipline. It will become an essential student resource." - David Silverman! Goldsmith's and King's College! University of London "A triumphant tour de force... will be a useful! even essential tool for students and faculty. It is actually fascinating reading even for non-sociologists since these ideas impact all of us all the time." - Anthony Synnott! Concordia University in Montreal "A crisp and comprehensive guide to the discipline. The thirty-eight entries! covering history! substance and evaluation! thereby describe both conventional and new topics that define the syllabus of modern sociology. A valuable guide to both teachers and students." - Bryan S. Turner! Presidential Professor of Sociology! CUNY USA Sociology consists of a myriad of frequently confusing concepts. Key Concepts in Sociology provides a comprehensive! lively and clearly-written guide to the most important concepts in the subject. It includes both what might be regarded as 'classic' sociological concepts! such as 'class'! 'bureaucracy' and 'community'! as well as subjects that have become increasingly prominent in recent times! such as 'celebrity'! 'risk' and 'the body'. Each of the thirty-eight substantive entries: defines the concept provides a clear and compelling narrative clarifies the main debates! perspectives and disagreements gives advice on further reading Key Concepts in Sociology should be the first choice for sociology students at all levels of learning. Zusammenfassung This is a compact! yet comprehensive! title that clarifies and explains the main concepts within sociology. It is useful both for new students and for students who wants to refresh their memory and come up with new ideas for essay topics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Peter Braham Alienation Anomie Bureaucracy Capitalism Celebrity Citizenship Class Community Consumption Culture Development Deviance Discourse Division of Labour Economic Sociology Equality Everyday Life Family Feminism Gender Globalization Identity Ideology Modernity and Postmodernity Orientalism Positivism Public Sociology Qualitative and Quantitative Research Race Rational Choice Risk Social Exclusion Social Justice Social Mobility Social Movements Social Stratification Society The Body ...

List of contents

Introduction - Peter Braham
Alienation
Anomie
Bureaucracy
Capitalism
Celebrity
Citizenship
Class
Community
Consumption
Culture
Development
Deviance
Discourse
Division of Labour
Economic Sociology
Equality
Everyday Life
Family
Feminism
Gender
Globalization
Identity
Ideology
Modernity and Postmodernity
Orientalism
Positivism
Public Sociology
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Race
Rational Choice
Risk
Social Exclusion
Social Justice
Social Mobility
Social Movements
Social Stratification
Society
The Body

Report

A glossary of key concepts was just the sort of thing I needed when I was a sociology student. Peter Braham has written a lively, comprehensive guide to the most important concepts in our discipline. It will become an essential student resource
David Silverman, Emeritus Professor, Goldsmith's and King's College, University of London



"Key concepts" is a triumphant tour de force. Analysing 38 critical ideas in sociology, and their principal proponents, this will be a useful, even essential tool for students and faculty. It is comprehensive, clearly written and, most important, links each concept to others: everything is connected, and also clarifies the main debates, arguments and disagreements. It is actually fascinating reading even for non-sociologists since these ideas (identity, the body, postmodernity...) impact all of us all the time
Anthony Synnott, Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal



Peter Braham's incomparable assembly of nuanced and historically contextualized definitions, explanations and analyses of essential sociological terms (both classic and recent) represents an invaluable intellectual tool for students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) and faculty across the social sciences. For each concept, Braham constructs a clear and compelling narrative, buttressed by an impressive range of references and sage advice for further reading, that fires the mind for continued learning
Joseph Oliver Boyd-Barrett Professor of Journalism at Bowling Green State University, Ohio



Sociology is an exciting, if frequently confusing, subject, and the very notion of 'society', though familiar as a term in everyday life, is much disputed by sociologists. With entries ranging from 'alienation' to 'the body', Peter Braham's Key Concepts in Sociology offers a crisp and comprehensive guide to the discipline. The thirty-eight entries, covering history, substance and evaluation, thereby describe both conventional and new topics that define the syllabus of modern sociology. A valuable guide to both teachers and students
Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of Sociology, CUNY USA

Product details

• Authors: Peter Braham, Peter H Braham, Peter H H Braham, Peter H. Braham
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2013
• EAN: 9781849203043
• ISBN: 978-1-84920-304-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Sage Key Concepts Series; Key Concepts (Sage); Sage Key Concepts Series; Key Concepts (Sage)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General