The Promise of Sociology: Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society - Couverture souple

Beamish, Rob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1442634049 ISBN 13 : 9781442634046

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Promise of Sociology is an award-winning introduction to the discipline of sociology. Beamish begins with a sociological profile of today's undergraduate students, juxtaposing their collective biography against the current historical moment. He builds on this discussion by introducing C. Wright Mills's concept of the sociological imagination and outlining a method for thinking sociologically. He then moves back to the classical theorists, outlining their most important contributions to sociology.

The second edition has been substantially revised throughout, including improved connections between the discussion of millennials and Mills's concept of the sociological imagination. As well, popular culture is woven more explicitly throughout the book, with the final section focusing on popular music (from early folk and jazz to contemporary hip hop) as an extended example.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rob Beamish holds a joint appointment in the Department of Sociology and the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. In addition to numerous articles and book chapters related to social theory and sport sociology, he is the author of Marx, Method, and the Division of Labor (University of Illinois Press, 1992) and, with Ian Ritchie, Fastest, Highest, Strongest: A Critique of High-Performance Sport (Routledge, 2006.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1442634049
• ISBN 13: 9781442634046
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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