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Social self, global culture : an introduction to sociological ideas / edited by Allan Kellehear.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996Description: xiii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195537408
  • 9780195537406
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301
LOC classification:
  • HM51 .S662315 1996
Contents:
The Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Social Self, Global Culture: A Personal Introduction to Sociological Ideas -- 2. The Self in Families -- 3. The Gendered Self -- 4. The Ethnic Self -- 5. The Aboriginal Self -- 6. The Consuming Self -- 7. The Social Self: Experiences and Explanations -- 8. Suburbia: The Threat and the Promise -- 9. Religious Community -- 10. Work and Community -- 11. Ethnic Communities -- 12. Alternative Communities: Beyond the Fringe -- 13. Community: Experiences and Explanations -- 14. Class and Inequality -- 15. Understanding the Welfare State -- 16. The Australian Health System -- 17. The Politics of Settlement -- 18. Economy and Government -- 19. Nation: Experiences and Explanations -- 20. Development -- 21. Urbanisation -- 22. Environment -- 23. Social Movements -- 24. Social Revolution -- 25. Globalisation: Experiences and Explanations -- Appendix. What Do Sociologists Do? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "This work offers an exciting new approach to introductory sociology. It encourages students to examine themselves as individuals before embarking on the study of community, nation, and the global proceses which have made Australian society. This innovative, lively, and engaging text will introduce new students to a variety of sociological aproaches, perspectives, and styles."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-324) and index.

The Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Social Self, Global Culture: A Personal Introduction to Sociological Ideas -- 2. The Self in Families -- 3. The Gendered Self -- 4. The Ethnic Self -- 5. The Aboriginal Self -- 6. The Consuming Self -- 7. The Social Self: Experiences and Explanations -- 8. Suburbia: The Threat and the Promise -- 9. Religious Community -- 10. Work and Community -- 11. Ethnic Communities -- 12. Alternative Communities: Beyond the Fringe -- 13. Community: Experiences and Explanations -- 14. Class and Inequality -- 15. Understanding the Welfare State -- 16. The Australian Health System -- 17. The Politics of Settlement -- 18. Economy and Government -- 19. Nation: Experiences and Explanations -- 20. Development -- 21. Urbanisation -- 22. Environment -- 23. Social Movements -- 24. Social Revolution -- 25. Globalisation: Experiences and Explanations -- Appendix. What Do Sociologists Do? -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This work offers an exciting new approach to introductory sociology. It encourages students to examine themselves as individuals before embarking on the study of community, nation, and the global proceses which have made Australian society. This innovative, lively, and engaging text will introduce new students to a variety of sociological aproaches, perspectives, and styles."--Publisher description.

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