| Core Sociological Dichotomies Contributor(s): Jenks, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803979797 ISBN-13: 9780803979796 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $86.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: This book aims to furnish undergraduates with the knowledge that will help them to understand and practice sociology and also to develop a self-perpetuating sociological imagination to enable them to think through new issues and new problems. It consists of a series of specially commissioned chapters around binary or dichotomous themes. Although many sociologists are critical of dichotomous models of sociological theory and research, the device crips up again and again in the history and practice of the subject. Chris Jenks and his colleagues use the dichotomies to situate students in current sociological arguments and topical debates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.372 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.6" W x 9.7" (1.64 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this sociology text the contributors provide an introduction to the subject without over-simplifying or writing-down′ to their audience. The book aims to furnish undergraduates with the knowledge that will help them to understand and practice sociology and also to develop a self-perpetuating sociological imagination to enable them to think through new issues and new problems. It consists of a series of specially commissioned chapters around binary or dichotomous themes. Although many sociologists are critical of dichotomous models of sociological theory and research, the device crops up again and again in the history and practice of the subject. Jenks and his colleagues use the dichotomies to situate students in curren |