The Blackwell Companion to Sociology

Herausgeber: Blau, Judith R

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology is a milestone collection of new essays by renowned sociologists, covering both the traditions and strengths of the field as well as newer developments and directions. * Contains 31 definitive essays by an international panel of renowned figures in sociology * Covers traditional topics in sociology, such as theory, stratification, political sociology, and the sociology of education and social movements, as well as emerging areas such as immigration studies, the sociology of space and time, and the sociology of intimate relations and religion * Considers the most recent advances in communications, political mobilization, and analyses of the nation-state, reflecting the rapid changes wrought by globalization * Includes a comprehensive list of sociological data resources available on the web. Authors from the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere have contributed to this all-in-one reference work highlighting the relevance of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, while at the same time representing the scope and quality of sociology in its current form.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 632
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1262g
• ISBN-13: 9780631213185
• ISBN-10: 063121318X
• Artikelnr.: 22230982

Autorenporträt

Judith R. Blau is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and President of the US chapter of Sociologists without Borders, an international NGO. She is the author of Architects and Firms (1984), The Shape of Culture (1989), and Social Contracts and Economic Markets (1993), and Race in the Schools (2003), and has published articles on organizations, networks, economic inequalities, crime, sociology of science, urban sociology, historical sociology, medical sociology, and sociology of education.

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors.
Preface.
Part I: Referencing Globalization: .
1. The Sociology of Space and Place: John Urry (Lancaster University).
2. Media and Communications: John Durham Peters (University of Iowa).
3. Modernity - One or Many?: Peter Wagner (University of Warwick).
4. Emerging Trends in Environmental Sociology Frederick H. Buttel
(University of Wisconsin, Madison) and August Gijswijt (International
Sociological Association).
5. Bringing in Codependence: Judith R. Blau (University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill).
Part II: Relationships and Meaning:.
6. Civil Society: A Signifier of Plurality and Sense of Wholeness: Barbara
A. Misztal (Griffith University, Brisbane).
7. Human Rights: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im (Emory University).
8. Sociology of Religion: Christian Smith (University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill) and Robert D. Woodberry (University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill).
9. Intimate Relationships: Raine Dozier (University of Washington) and
Pepper Schwartz (University of Washington).
10. Immigrant Families and Their Children: Adaptation and Identity
Formation: Carola Sußrez-Orozco (Harvard Immigration Projects).
Part III: Economic Inequalities: .
11. On Inequality: Siddiqur Rahman Osmani (University of Ulster).
12. The Persistence of Poverty in a Changing World: Melvin L. Oliver (Ford
Foundation) and David M. Grant (Cleveland State University).
13. Racial Economic Inequality in the USA: William A. Darity, Jr.
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Samuel L. Myers, Jr.
(University of Minnesota).
14. Rediscovering Rural America: Bonnie Thornton Dill (University of
Maryland, College Park).
Part IV: Science, Knowledge, and Ideas:.
15. The Sociology of Science and the Revolution in Molecular Biology: Troy
Duster (University of California, Berkeley).
16. Structures of Knowledge: Richard E. Lee (State University of New York
at Binghamton ) and Immanuel Wallerstein (Binghamton University).
17. The New Sociology of Ideas: Charles Camic (University of
Wisconsin-Madison) and Neil Gross (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
Part V: Politics and Political Movements:.
18. Political Sociology: Mike Savage (University of Manchester).
19. Why Social Movements Come into Being and Why People Join Them: Bert
Klandermans (Free University, Amsterdam).
20. Social Movement Politics and Organization: Debra C. Minkoff (Yale
University).
Part VI: Structures: Stratification, Networks, and Firms:.
21. Occupations, Stratification, and Mobility: Donald J. Treiman
(University of California at Los Angeles).
22. Social Networks: Bonnie Erickson (University of Toronto).
23. Networks and Organizations: David Knoke (University of Minnesota).
Part VII: Individuals and Their Well Being:.
24. Social Inequality, Stress, and Health: Joseph E. Schwartz (State
University of New York at Stony Brook).
25. Two Research Traditions in the Sociology of Education: Maureen T.
Hallinan (University of Notre Dame).
26. Aging and Aging Policy in the US: Madonna Harrington Meyer (Syracuse
University) and Pamela Herd (Syracuse University).
27. Immigration and Ethnicity: The United States at the Dawn of the
Twenty-first Century: RubÚn G. Rumbaut (Michigan State University).
28. Social Psychology: Lynn Smith-Lovin (University of Arizona).
Part VIII: Social Action: .
29. Immigrant Women and Paid Domestic Work: Research, Theory, and Activism:
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (University of Southern California).
30. The Subject and Societal Movements: Alain Touraine (École des Hautes
Études).
31. The Myth of the Labor Movement: Rick Fantasia (Smith College).
Appendix: Data Resources on the World Wide-Web: Compiled by Kathryn Harker
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Bibliography.
Index.

Rezensionen

"Judith Blau's Companion is an impressive collection by asociologist/editor who clearly knows her field and has done herhomework. The volume is comprehensive enough to serve as a lifetimesociological companion, and will be useful not only to researchers,teachers, and students, but to sociologically curious generalreaders." Herbert J. Gans, Columbia University

"Judith Blau has assembled an impressive group of internationalscholars who have written essays on the cutting edge of sociologytoday. Not only are the chapters first rate, but the range oftopics is creative and new. The book reflects some of the changesin sociology over the last decade, and it presents new agendas forsociology in the next decade, and beyond. This exciting book is a'must read' for all sociologists." Jonathan H. Turner,University of California-Riverside

"Graduate students and scholars in sociology, economics andpolitical science may find a few challenging essays and usefulwebsites in their areas of interest." Choice

"The chapters are informative, concise and lively. Beyond itsutility as a reference, however, the spirit of the volume as awhole is a nice reminder that sociology remains an ambitiousendeavour whose complexities and rewards may continue to grow withtime"
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