Social Things - An Introduction to the Sociological Life (Paperback, 5th Edition)

In fifteen years, Charles Lemert's Social Things has become a much-loved modern classic among teachers, students, and many other readers for introducing the sociological imagination through lively, memorable stories and interpretations. This fifth edition is fresh: the history of sociology section is updated to incorporate new discussions of the way sociological ideas have spread into numerous other fields to inform the new post-disciplinary social theory; the book now includes original yet practically vivid presentations of globalization, queer theory, critical race theory, and much else; and an entirely new chapter, "Global Things on a Fragile Planet," addresses the environmental crises that challenge our global world. Lemert focuses on man-made disasters like the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in 2010 and natural tragedies like the 2011 earthquakes and tsunami in Japan in which the fragility of organized human life and the sociological incompetence of many social structures are dramatically illustrated.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Charles Lemert
Dimensions:	231 x 153 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	5th Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-1162-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-4422-1162-8
Barcode:	9781442211629

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