Sociological Insight

Author : Randall Collins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015031598843

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Sociological Insight by Randall Collins Pdf

This concise and lucid supplementary text guides students through discussions of reason, religion, power, crime, and love, demonstrating that sociology offers striking and "nonobvious" insights that deepen our understanding of society. By highlighting unusual and unexpected conclusions this lively book dramatizes the significance of sociological analysis for those new to its study.

Author : Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9798216146636

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Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers by Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren Pdf

In this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers. Sociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline. Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science captures and examines those insights in 32 essays that discuss scholars and writers not normally associated with any sociological school of thought. Following a tradition of enriching the sociological toolkit by finding influence in philosophy and literature, the volume's contributors—an international group of renowned scholars—eschew biography to focus solely on sociological interpretations that can be drawn from the work of many of history's preeminent thinkers. Among the book's subjects are philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, Kant, and Cassirer; scientists such as Darwin and Galileo; and authors such as Kafka, Proust, and Shakespeare. The essays not only allow readers to see such thinkers in a new light, but underscore the fact that sociological questions have lain at the very heart of humanity throughout history.

Author : Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780313384714

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Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers by Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren Pdf

In this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers. Sociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline. Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science captures and examines those insights in 32 essays that discuss scholars and writers not normally associated with any sociological school of thought. Following a tradition of enriching the sociological toolkit by finding influence in philosophy and literature, the volume's contributors—an international group of renowned scholars—eschew biography to focus solely on sociological interpretations that can be drawn from the work of many of history's preeminent thinkers. Among the book's subjects are philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, Kant, and Cassirer; scientists such as Darwin and Galileo; and authors such as Kafka, Proust, and Shakespeare. The essays not only allow readers to see such thinkers in a new light, but underscore the fact that sociological questions have lain at the very heart of humanity throughout history.

Author : Randall Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Reasoning (Psychology)
ISBN : OCLC:1012105162

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Sociological Insight by Randall Collins Pdf

Author : Michael Calnan
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839093975

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Health Policy, Power and Politics by Michael Calnan Pdf

In the context of substantial changes in health service policy and public health policy in England and Wales over the last two decades, Health Policy, Power and Politics fills an important gap by providing an up-to-date and accessible account and sociological analysis of recent trends in health policies.

Author : David M. Newman
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412978132

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Sociology by David M. Newman Pdf

The Eighth edition of David Newman′s Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life once again invites students into the world of sociological thought. Sociology encourages students to think less about the next test and more about how the subject applies to their everyday lives. In addition to updated coverage and fresh examples, this edition features revamped Micro-Macro Connections that have been even further honed to help students understand the link between individual lives and the structure of society.

Author : Jay Gabler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119772835

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Sociology For Dummies by Jay Gabler Pdf

Understand how society works—and how to make it better It’s impossible to exist in the contemporary world without being aware that powerful social forces, ideas, and movements—#MeToo, climate change, and Black Lives Matter to name just a few—are having far-reaching impacts on how we think and live. But why are they happening? And what are their likely effects? The new edition of Sociology For Dummies gives you the tools to step back from your personal experience and study these questions objectively, testing the observable phenomena of the human world against established theories and making usable sense of the results. In a friendly, jargon-free style, sociologist and broadcaster Jay Gabler introduces you to sociology’s history and basic methods, and—once you have your sociological lens adjusted—makes it clear how to survey the big questions of culture, gender, ethnicity, religion, politics, and crime with new eyes. You’ll find everything you need to succeed in an introductory sociology class, as well as to apply sociological ideas to give you extra insight into your personal and professional life. Get a working knowledge of Sociology 101 Understand how human communities work Engage more deeply with debates on social justice, healthcare, and more Interpret and use sociological methods and research Whether you’re studying sociology at school or just want to gain deeper insight into our collective life, Sociology For Dummies gives you the tools to understand the mechanisms of the human world—and the knowledge to influence how they work for the better.

Author : Nasar Meer,Jay Gabler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119991847

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Sociology For Dummies by Nasar Meer,Jay Gabler Pdf

Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time. Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition: Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories. Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Author : Ryan McVeigh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781003802693

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The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory by Ryan McVeigh Pdf

The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory explores the role that understandings of mind and brain played in the development of sociological theory. It isolates five key authors in the classical tradition and comprehensively explores their oeuvres for moments where they reflect on, engage with, and build from topics related to cognition, placing their work in contact with research today to critically determine areas of relevance, refutation, or revision. Showing how understandings of mind, brain, and body grounded the production of early sociological thought, the book draws attention to the foundational role theories of cognition played in the emergence of sociology as a distinct field of study. With chapters on Comte, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Mead, The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory constitutes a novel and timely engagement with canonical social theory, extending its application to contemporary social life. It will therefore appeal to scholars of sociology and psychology with interests in classical social theory, cognition, embodiment, and sociality.

Author : Roger Cotterrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351683234

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Sociological Jurisprudence by Roger Cotterrell Pdf

This book presents a unified set of arguments about the nature of jurisprudence and its relation to the jurist’s role. It explores contemporary challenges that create a need for social scientific perspectives in jurisprudence, and it shows how sociological resources can and should be used in considering juristic issues. Its overall aim is to redefine the concept of sociological jurisprudence and outline a new agenda for this. Supporting this agenda, the book elaborates a distinctive juristic perspective that recognises law’s diversity of cultural meanings, its extending transnational reach, its responsibilities to reflect popular aspirations for justice and security, and its integrative tasks as a general resource of regulation for society as a whole and for the individuals who interact under law’s protection. Drawing on and extending the author’s previous work, the book will be essential reading for students, researchers and academics working in jurisprudence, law and society, socio-legal studies, sociology of law, and comparative legal studies.

Author : Claudia V. Angelelli
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027269652

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The Sociological Turn in Translation and Interpreting Studies by Claudia V. Angelelli Pdf

Increasing attention has been paid to the agency of translators and interpreters, as well as to the social factors that permeate acts of translation and interpreting. In addition, agency and social factors are discussed in more interdisciplinary terms. Currently the focus is not only on translators or interpreters – i.e., the exploration of their inter/intra-social agency and identity construction (or on their activities and the consequences thereof), but also on other phenomena, such as the displacement of texts and people and issues of access and linguicism. The displacement of texts (whether written or oral) across time and space, as well as the geographic displacement of people, has encouraged researchers in Translation and Interpreting Studies to consider issues related to translation and interpreting through the lens of the Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics, and Historiography. Researchers have employed a myriad of theoretical and methodological lenses borrowed from other disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Therefore, the interdisciplinarity of Translation and Interpreting Studies is more evident now than ever before. This volume, originally published as a special issue of Translation and Interpreting Studies (issue 7:2, 2012), is a perfect example of such interdisciplinarity, reflecting the shift that has occurred in Translation and Interpreting Studies around the world over the last 30 years.

Author : Kazutaka Hashimoto
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783656868866

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A Sociological Analysis of Vietnamese Society by Kazutaka Hashimoto Pdf

Scientific Study from the year 2015 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: Now, the confusion of road traffic in big cities in Vietnam has become serious a large number of motorbikes as well as many cars run on the roads. The living standards have improved around the country. Skyscrapers have been constructed in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Hanoi has a modernized shopping mall looks like Singapore. However, the income disparities between the urban areas and the rural areas are still remarkable, though reduced. I saw squatters in Hanoi some years ago. Heavy inflation is ongoing: though the price of pho ga (chicken rice noodle soup) was 5 thousand dong in 1999, it is about 50 thousand dong in 2014 in Hanoi. This book consists of three chapters. The first chapter describes the experience of visiting Vietnam as a tourist in the late of 1990s. Ho Chi Minh City, with its many pickpockets, motorbike robbers and street girls, was thrilling then. The second chapter is on the “Vietnam boom” amongst Japanese people (and Japanese businesses) of the early 2000s. What effects will this boom have on the Vietnamese economy, society and culture? The third chapter aims to apply the Japanese study of social class composition to Vietnamese society.

Author : Kenneth Allan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412992435

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Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World by Kenneth Allan Pdf

A revised and updated edition of this student-friendly, first year introduction to classical sociological theory.

Author : Kenneth Allan,Sarah Daynes
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506357348

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Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory by Kenneth Allan,Sarah Daynes Pdf

Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy. With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book presents a diverse selection of major classical theorists including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.

Author : Haydn Aarons,Evan Willis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000686739

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The Sociological Quest by Haydn Aarons,Evan Willis Pdf

Starting Sociology can be daunting. This user-friendly introduction takes the reader on a quest towards a sociological understanding of the world we live in. Using contemporary examples, The Sociological Quest asks what is distinctive about the way Sociologists view society. Haydn Aarons and Evan Willis show that they are concerned with the relationships between the individual and society, and that a sociological analysis involves an approach which is historical, cultural, structural, and critical. This sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes new material on identities, social change, social movements, populism, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, digital interaction, and social media. Also included in the sixth edition is an expanded chapter on empirical research in Sociology and the research process, as well as a new chapter on careers in Sociology.