In Praise of Sociology (Hardcover)

In this book the author attempts to define the valuable qualities of British sociology and its imortance for understanding contemporary society. He does so through exposition of ten classic studies of British society by British sociologists since 1945. In each case he provides a precis of the research undertaken, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, a series of points that can be made in praise or criticism of the research, and an assessment of the sociological contribution made by the researchers. The ten studies chosen are: Goldthorpe on social mobility, Townsend on poverty, Rex and Moore on race and the inner city, the Affluent Worker project, Wallis on sectarianism, Jackson and Marsden on education and the working class, Brown and Harris on clinical depression among women, Cohen on deviance, Bott on families and social networks, and Burns and Stalker on management and new technology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1990
First published:	1990
Authors:	Professor Gordon Marshall
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-04-445687-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-04-445687-5
Barcode:	9780044456872

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