- Authoritative sociology dictionary with over 2,500 entries covering all aspects of sociology
- Completely revised and up-to-date, with over 70 new entries
- Features include recommendations for further reading, and real-life examples of theories in practice
- New features include links to useful websites and highlighted entries on key topics
- Includes entries on related terms from psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science
- Clear, in-depth descriptions make this an ideal introduction to sociology for beginners, and an invaluable reference tool for more advanced students and teachers
- Cross-cultural reference work, containing international coverage of terms, methods and concepts
New to this edition
- Over 70 new and updated entries including biographies of key figures such as Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, and important topics ranging from environmental determinism to orientalism
- List of weblinks to quality sociology sites
- Boxed-in feature articles on key entries provide an ideal introduction to sociology for the beginner
- New appendix material, including useful statistical tables
This wide-ranging and authoritative book is the most informative sociology dictionary available of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. All the entries are elaborated with clear descriptions and in-depth analysis, making even the most complicated subjects easy to understand. Real-life examples are given wherever possible. Coverage is extensive, and includes terms from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy and political science.
The editors are both experts in the field of sociology. The first two editions of the dictionary, edited by Professor Gordon Marshall sold over 100,000 copies in paperback, making it the most established dictionary in its field. This new edition, edited by Professor John Scott, has been revised to bring the dictionary completely up to date, while retaining the concise, clear editorial quality of the previous editions.
New features include boxed-in entries covering key aspects of sociology, and weblinks to quality sociological websites. New entries cover everything from adaptation to orientalism. This up-to-date edition also contains a range of new biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm.
This book is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and reading for more advanced students and teachers.
Reviews
- 'Review from previous edition Readers and especially beginning readers of sociology can scarcely do better than turn to Gordon Marshall's dictionary. There is no better single-volume compilation for an up-to-date, readable and authoritative source of definitions, summaries and references in contemporary sociology' -A. H. Halsey
Contents
- A-Z Dictionary
- Appendix
- Useful Websites
- Completely revised and up-to-date, with over 70 new entries
- Features include recommendations for further reading, and real-life examples of theories in practice
- New features include links to useful websites and highlighted entries on key topics
- Includes entries on related terms from psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science
- Clear, in-depth descriptions make this an ideal introduction to sociology for beginners, and an invaluable reference tool for more advanced students and teachers
- Cross-cultural reference work, containing international coverage of terms, methods and concepts
New to this edition
- Over 70 new and updated entries including biographies of key figures such as Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, and important topics ranging from environmental determinism to orientalism
- List of weblinks to quality sociology sites
- Boxed-in feature articles on key entries provide an ideal introduction to sociology for the beginner
- New appendix material, including useful statistical tables
This wide-ranging and authoritative book is the most informative sociology dictionary available of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. All the entries are elaborated with clear descriptions and in-depth analysis, making even the most complicated subjects easy to understand. Real-life examples are given wherever possible. Coverage is extensive, and includes terms from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy and political science.
The editors are both experts in the field of sociology. The first two editions of the dictionary, edited by Professor Gordon Marshall sold over 100,000 copies in paperback, making it the most established dictionary in its field. This new edition, edited by Professor John Scott, has been revised to bring the dictionary completely up to date, while retaining the concise, clear editorial quality of the previous editions.
New features include boxed-in entries covering key aspects of sociology, and weblinks to quality sociological websites. New entries cover everything from adaptation to orientalism. This up-to-date edition also contains a range of new biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm.
This book is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and reading for more advanced students and teachers.
Reviews
- 'Review from previous edition Readers and especially beginning readers of sociology can scarcely do better than turn to Gordon Marshall's dictionary. There is no better single-volume compilation for an up-to-date, readable and authoritative source of definitions, summaries and references in contemporary sociology' -A. H. Halsey
Contents
- A-Z Dictionary
- Appendix
- Useful Websites