SOCIOLOGY AUSTRALIAN CONNECTIONS 3RD ED TEXT BOOK

SOCIOLOGY

AUSTRALIAN CONNECTIONS

3RD EDITION

EDITED BY

RAY JEREIDINI & MARILYN POOLE

IN USED BUT GREAT CONDITION

Sociology offers a way of understanding our lives, from individual experience to public affairs. By showing how different parts of society connect, sociology explains how much of our lives are affected by social relationships.

This widely-used textbook introduces the major figures in sociological thought and examines key aspects of society. Through real examples, the authors show how to develop a critical approach to social issues.

This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on Aboriginal issues and work. The book also covers health, the body, media and popular culture, gender, class and inequality, immigration and ethnicity, sport, religion, and globalisation.

Sociology is an ideal textbook for first year sociology courses and a useful introduction for readers who are seeking to understand sociological thought in health, education, social work, gender studies and other fields.

Contents:
1 Search for society
2 The search for order
3 The search for change
4 The search for meaning
5 Parsons and structural functionalism
6 Globalisation
7 Socialisation
8 Class
9 Gender
10 Immigration, racism and ethnicity
11 Aborigines
12 Social research methods
13 Family and household
14 Work
15 Deviance and social control
16 Media and popular culture
17 Health and illness
18 Bodies and society