TY  - BOOK
AU  - McLennan,Gregor
AU  - McManus,Ruth
AU  - Spoonley,Paul
TI  - Exploring society: sociology for New Zealand students 
SN  - 1442507470
AV  - HM586 .M232 2010
U1  - 301 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Sociology
KW  - New Zealand
N1  - Previous ed.: Pearson Education New Zealand, 2004; Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-366) and index; 1; The sociological imgaination: insights, themes and skills --; 2; The story of sociology I: understanding modernity --; 3; The story of sociology II: classical to contemporary --; 4; Sociological methods --; 5; Population dynamics --; 6; Gender, sexuality and identity --; 7; Family life --; 8; Work and economic life --; 9; Cyberworlds and new technologies --; 10; Stratification and class --; 11; The city and city life --; 12; Racism and ethnicity --; 13; Health, illness and medical power --; 14; Deviance and crime --; 15; Leisure and sport --; 16; Religion --; 17; The story of sociology III: new society, new sociological imagination
N2  - "The third edition of Exploring Society has been extensively revised and brought up to date, with reference to recent events and new research. First and foremost, the text is an introduction to sociology for students at tertiary level, but equally it is an introductory text for New Zealand students. It introduces the major themes in contemporary sociology in a way that is relevant to the culture and issues of students in New Zealand. Exploring Society is the first fully integrated New Zealand sociology text. It blends theory, research and issues through three themes: the social and the personal, the local and the global, and differences and divisions. These themes are used to analyse major areas of sociological interest, such as health, gender and ethnicity, and provide coherence and structure to the text ... No previous knowledge of the discipline of sociology is required or assumed ... each chapter contains an essay by a specialist in a particular field of sociology"--Cover
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