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Volume 1 provides an overview of the core areas of sociology and the development of the discipline that is both comprehensive and up to date.
List of contents
List of contributors; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; Part I. The Development of Sociology: 1. Sociology in continental Europe Christian Fleck and Matthias Duller; 2. The history of sociology in the United States Alan Sica; 3. The development of the discipline of sociology in Canada Rick Helmes-Hayes and Jean-Philippe Warren; 4. The development of the discipline of sociology in Britain John Scott; 5. The development of the discipline of sociology in East Asia Alvin Y So; 6. The development of the discipline of sociology in Latin America Roberto Briceño-León; 7. The development of the discipline of sociology in South Africa Sepideh Alwand Azari and Ari Sitas; 8. The development of the discipline of sociology in Australia Fran Collyer; Part II. Sociological Theory: 9. Classical sociological theory Anthony L. Haynor; 10. Contemporary sociological theory Scott Appelrouth; Part III. Sociological Research Methods: 11. Quantitative methodology Jacob Felson; 12. Social network analysis Nick Crossley; 13. Qualitative methodology Krzysztof Konecki; 14. Mixed method approaches David L. Morgan; 15. Comparative and historical methods Matthew Lange; 16. Demography Dudley Poston; Part IV. Culture and Socialization: 17. The sociology of culture John Mohr; 18. The sociology of socialization Joslyn Brenton; 19. The sociology of mass media Julian Matthews; Part V. Social Structure and the Organization of Society: 20. Perspectives on social structure Daniel Little; 21. Complex organization and work Robert Orrange; 22. The sociology of voluntary associations Emily Barman; Part VI. Social Inequality and Diversity: 23. Sociological perspectives on economic inequality Nathan Wilmers; 24. The sociology of race and ethnic relations Adalberto Aguirre, Jr; 25. The sociology of gender Sue Scott and Stevi Jackson; 26. The sociology of sexuality Gary Dowsett; 27. The sociology of disability Sharon N. Barnartt; Part VII. Social Institutions: 28. The sociology of families Manuela Naldini; 29. The sociology of religion David Yamane; 30. Political sociology Robert Fishman and Suzanne M. Coshow; 31. The sociology of education Jeanne Ballantine; 32. Economic sociology Nina Bandelj, Elizabeth Sowers and Zaibu Tufail; 33. Medical sociology Guido Giarelli; 34. Military sociology Meredith A. Kleykamp and James Ross Yastrzemsky; 35. Sociology of sport Jay Coakley; Part VIII. Social Problems and Deviant Behavior: 36. Sociological approaches to social problems Alexander A. Hernandez; 37. Sociological perspectives on criminal behavior Robert F. Meier; 38. Sociological perspectives on poverty Christian Suter, Tugce Beycan and Laura Ravazzini; 39. The sociology of terrorism Jeff Goodwin; 40. Sociological perspectives on illicit involvement with drugs Henry Brownstein; 41. Sociological perspectives on gambling James F. Cosgrave; Part IX. Locality, Geography, and the Environment: 42. Environmental sociology John Chung-En Liu and Michael Mayerfeld Bell; 43. Rural sociology JoAnn Jaffe and Michael Gertler; 44. Urban sociology Mark Gottdiener; 45. The sociology of migration Anna Amelina and Kenneth Horvath; 46. Global sociology Salvatore Babones; Part X. Social Change: 47. The sociology of social change Garth Massey; 48. The sociology of collective behavior and social movements Benjamín Tejerina Montaña.
About the author
Kathleen Odell Korgen is a Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She has co-authored or co-edited numerous books that teach students to use the sociological tools they gain in their classes and to find inspiration from professional sociologists and fellow sociology students. Korgen has received the William Paterson University's Award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression and the University's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Summary
The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology, Volume 1 provides an overview of the core areas of sociology and the development of the discipline that is both comprehensive and up to date. The essays, produced by respected scholars, teachers, and public sociologists from all over the world, are highly readable and written with a lay, as well as a scholarly, audience in mind.
