Sociology : introductory readings / edited by Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The Sociological Perspective. 1. Private Troubles, Public Issues / C. Wright-Mills --- 2. The Scope of Sociology / Anthony Giddens --- 3. What is Sociology For? / Richard Jenkins ---- PART I. Theories of Society. 4. Human History as Class Conflict / Karl Marx --- 5. From Mechanical to Organic Solidarity / Emile Durkheim --- 6. Structuring Patriarchal Societies / Sylvia Walby --- 7. Intimations of Postmodernity / Zygmunt Bauman --- 8. Riding the Juggernaut of Modernity Further Reading / Anthony Giddens ---- PART II. Research Methods. 9. Quantitative versus Qualitative Methods? / Alan Bryman --- 10. What is a Social Survey? / Alan Buckingham & Peter Saunders --- 11. Researching Individual Lives /Barbara Merrill & Linden West --- 12. Sociology's Historical Imagination / Philip Abrams --- 13. Participant Observation / Observant Participation Further Reading / Loic Wacquant ---- PART III. Natural and Urban Environments. 14. Individuality in the Modern City / Georg Simmel --- 15. Creating Humane Cities / Richard Sennett --- 16. The Global City / Saskia Sassen --- 17. A New Ecological Paradigm for Sociology / Anthony Dunlap ---18. A Politics for Global Warming / Anthony Giddens ---- PART IV. Institutions and organizations. 19. The Spirit of Capitalism / Max Weber --- 20. The Essence of Religion / Emile Durkheim --- 21. Families in Global Perspective / Goran Therborn --- 22. The Hidden Curriculum -- A Teacher's View / John Taylor Gatto --- 23. Work in the Next Industrial Revolution / Alan S. Blinder ---- PART V. Social Inequalities. 24. What is Social Stratification? / Wendy Bottero --- 25. Woman -- The Second Sex? / Simone De Beauvoir --- 26. Intersecting Inequalities / Patricia Hill Collins --- 27. The Rise, Fall and Rise of Social Class / Rosemary Crompton --- 28. The Social Model of Disability / Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer & Tom Shakespeare ---- PART VI. Relationships and the Life-course. 29. Life Cycle or Life Course? / Stephen Hunt --- 30. Social Constructions of Sexuality / Jeffrey Weeks --- 31. The Normal Chaos of Love / Ulrich Beck & Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim --- 32. Ageing and Ageism / Bill Bytheway --- 33. The Loneliness of the Dying / Norbert Elias ---- PART VII. Interaction and Communication. 34. Presenting the Self in Social Life / Erving Goffman --- 35. Throwing Like a Girl / Iris Marion Young --- 36. Hollywood's Misrepresentation of Arabs / Jack G. Shaheen --- 37. The Internet Galaxy / James Slevin --- 38. Building Virtual Communities / Howard Rheingold ---- PART VIII. Health and the Body. 39. Defending Parsons' Sick Role / Bryan S. Turner --- 40. What Makes Women Sick? / Lesley Doyal --- 41. The Experience of Illness and Recovery / Mike Bury --- 42. The Problem with Medicine / Ivan Illich --- 43. Sociology and the Body / Chris Shilling ---- PART IX. Crime and Deviance. 44. The Normality of Deviance / Emile Durkheim --- 45. Crime as a Deviant Adaptation / Robert Merton --- 46. The Birth of the Prison / Michel Foucault --- 47. Principles of Restorative Justice / John Braithwaite --- 48. How Serious are 'Cybercrimes'? / David S. Wall ---- PART X. Political Sociology. 49. Defining Power / Steven Lukes --- 50. New Wars in a Global Age / Mary Kaldor --- 51. The Social Movement Society? / David S. Meyer and Sidney Tarrow --- 52. The New Terrorism / Walter Laqueur --- 53. Cosmopolitan Democracy / Daniele Archibugi.

A strong emphasis has been placed on creating a productive mixture of classic and contemporary readings which is highly readable and lively, yet remains challenging. Whilst particularly useful as a companion to the sixth edition of Giddensʹs Sociology, the reader is designed for use independently or alongside other textbooks. The reader maintains the distinctive approach which Sociology pioneered: strongly comparative and historically informed, it stresses the influence of globalizing trends in social life. The carefully selected readings range from studies of face-to-face interaction through to the analysis of large-scale global systems, and cover sociological theories of society as well as research methods. Amongst the new selections in this volume are readings on the Internet and virtual communities, the impact of ecological thinking and climate change on social science, offshoring and the future of work, global cities, patriarchy and shifting gender relations, intersecting social inequalities, the idea and practice of restorative justice, new forms of cybercrime, war, terrorism and the prospects for a global cosmopolitan democracy. The readings are arranged in ten thematic sections and each section is preceded by a summary in order to facilitate studentsʹ comprehension and critical reflection. The result is an exciting new text that encompasses the major themes and debates in both classical and contemporary sociology. Sociology: Introductory Readings will be an essential resource for anyone who wishes to engage with the scope of sociological thought today. -- Back cover.

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