21st century sociology : a reference handbook /

Corporate Author: Thomson Gale (Firm)
Other Authors: Bryant, Clifton D.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Series:Gale virtual reference library
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=986790
Table of Contents:
  • Vol. 1. Traditional and core areas: Part I: The discipline of sociology
  • Part II: International perspectives
  • Part III: The scientific approach to the study of society
  • Part IV: The fabric of social life
  • Part V: Social aggregations
  • Part VI: Social distinctions and diversity
  • Part VII: Social institutions
  • Part VIII: Societal problems and disaffections
  • Part IX: Locality and social life
  • Part X: The quantification of social life
  • Part XI: Collective behavior and social movements
  • Part XII: Society in motion
  • Volume one notes
  • Volume one references.
  • Vol. 2. Specialty and interdisciplinary studies: Part I: Nontraditional perspectives, theory, and methodology
  • Part II: The sociology of the self
  • Part III: The sociology of the life course
  • Part IV: The sociology of normative behavior
  • Part V: Creative behavior
  • Part VI: Macrolevel issues
  • Part VII: The uses of sociology
  • Volume two notes
  • Volume two references
  • Index.