Contemporary British Society - Couverture rigide

Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan; Deem, Rosemary; Penna, Sue; Soothill, Keith; Urry, John; Walby, Sylvia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745622968 ISBN 13 : 9780745622965

Editeur : Polity Press, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Abercrombie Nicholas Warde Alan Deem Rosemary Penn

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

′The combination of theoretical sophistication and up–to–dateempirical evidence makes this new edition of this highly successfultextbook valuable to students and their teachers alike.′ Professor Rosemary Crompton, City University

′The first two editions have established this as clearly theoutstanding textbook on contemporary Britain. The third editionconsolidates and advances this reputation. This book is highlyreadable and comprehensive in its coverage, and it makes such widereference to recent research that it will be of interest not onlyto students but also to lecturers, researchers, and even thegeneral public. This is an exemplary textbook in every respect.′Professor Mike Savage, Department of Sociology, ManchesterUniversity

′This is an admirable introduction to sociology and theunderstanding of contemporary British society. The authors havemaintained the clarity and incisiveness of earlier editions whilesubstantially revising the content. It provides a comprehensivecoverage of developments in sociology and society over the lastdecade.′ Stephen Hill, Professor of Sociology, London School ofEconomics

′Now in its 3rd edition, Contemporary British Society isstarting to take–on the appearance of a standard A–level textbook,with many of the major specification areas now covered. The focus,however, is less upon superficial coverage of numerous topics andmore upon the comprehensive coverage of a range of significantaspects of each specification area, written by a specialist in eachfield ... the book contains a mass of illustrative material(tables, diagrams, box–outs) that lightens the text and providespotentially useful interpretive material for teachers.′Sociology Central

′As cogent and accessible an account of the social structure ofa particular modern society as could be required.′ Times HigherEducation Supplement

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The third edition of the highly–acclaimed Contemporary BritishSociety is the only textbook to provide comprehensive coverageof all aspects of the social structure of modern Britain.Completely revised and updated, this new edition employs the verylatest statistical information and empirical studies, and examinesall the new arguments and debates concerning modern Britishsociety.

Separate chapters explore the major areas of modern life inBritain – economic organization, employment, patterns ofinequality, class, gender, ethnicity, family and households,education, health, media, deviance and politics. New to thisedition are chapters on globalization, associations, andleisure.

The emphasis throughout the book is on an accessible,user–friendly, and non–technical approach. It is written in ajargon–free and approachable style; there is extensivecross–referencing and frequent and clear summarizing of arguments;and numerous photographs, diagrams, graphs, drawings and cartoonscomplement and illuminate the text.

Contemporary British Society is written for students ofintroductory sociology whether they are taking ′A′ level or are inthe first year of an undergraduate course in a higher educationinstitution. It will also be useful for those taking courses inother subjects, such as social policy, health and town planning,which demand knowledge of particular aspects of Britishsociety.

Please visit the accompanying website at:http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0745622968
• ISBN 13: 9780745622965
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 624