Haralambos and Holborn - Sociology Themes and Perspectives: (Eighth edition)
Paperback
Level: A-level, undergraduate
Subject: Sociology
Themes and Perspectives is your essential A-level and undergraduate sociology guide. It’s fully updated to match the latest sociology teaching, research and developments to support your learning about sociology today.
Brought to you by a team of experts, Collins Sociology Themes and Perspectives is written by Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn and has supported over one million sociology students worldwide.
Build your understanding through clear and comprehensive explanations and apply your knowledge with contextualised examples and research. Stay relevant with the most up-to-date developments, empirical studies and theories while consolidating your learning with quick-reference conclusions and summaries at the end of each chapter. Bring sociology alive with full-colour explanations and photos.
New topics covered in this sociology book include globalisation, the Arab Spring, the possible decline of US power, UK Coalition policies, environmental sociology, new media, the financial crash and recession, network society, crime and deviance sociology, victimology – and many more! For additional resources, try the Haralambos and Holborn AQA A-level Sociology Themes and Perspectives Year 1 and AS (9780008242770) and Year 2 (9780008242787) sociology textbooks written specifically for the 2015 AQA specification.
Contents:
• Chapter 1: Stratification, class and inequality
• Chapter 2: Sex and gender
• Chapter 3: ‘Race’, ethnicity and nationality
• Chapter 4: Poverty, social exclusion and the welfare state
• Chapter 5: Health, medicine and the body
• Chapter 6: Crime and deviance
• Chapter 7: Religion
• Chapter 8: Families, households and personal life
• Chapter 9: Power, politics and the state
• Chapter 10: Education
• Chapter 11: Culture, socialisation and identity
• Chapter 12: The mass media
• Chapter 13: Age and the life course
• Chapter 14: Methodology
• Chapter 15: Sociological theory
RRP: £44.99
Imprint
Collins Educational
ISBN
978-0-00-749882-6
Publication Date
28-05-2013
Format
Paperback
Pages
1104 pages
Dimensions
192x265mm
Product Description
Level: A-level, undergraduate
Subject: Sociology
Themes and Perspectives is your essential A-level and undergraduate sociology guide. It’s fully updated to match the latest sociology teaching, research and developments to support your learning about sociology today.
Brought to you by a team of experts, Collins Sociology Themes and Perspectives is written by Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn and has supported over one million sociology students worldwide.
Build your understanding through clear and comprehensive explanations and apply your knowledge with contextualised examples and research. Stay relevant with the most up-to-date developments, empirical studies and theories while consolidating your learning with quick-reference conclusions and summaries at the end of each chapter. Bring sociology alive with full-colour explanations and photos.
New topics covered in this sociology book include globalisation, the Arab Spring, the possible decline of US power, UK Coalition policies, environmental sociology, new media, the financial crash and recession, network society, crime and deviance sociology, victimology – and many more! For additional resources, try the Haralambos and Holborn AQA A-level Sociology Themes and Perspectives Year 1 and AS (9780008242770) and Year 2 (9780008242787) sociology textbooks written specifically for the 2015 AQA specification.
Contents:
• Chapter 1: Stratification, class and inequality
• Chapter 2: Sex and gender
• Chapter 3: ‘Race’, ethnicity and nationality
• Chapter 4: Poverty, social exclusion and the welfare state
• Chapter 5: Health, medicine and the body
• Chapter 6: Crime and deviance
• Chapter 7: Religion
• Chapter 8: Families, households and personal life
• Chapter 9: Power, politics and the state
• Chapter 10: Education
• Chapter 11: Culture, socialisation and identity
• Chapter 12: The mass media
• Chapter 13: Age and the life course
• Chapter 14: Methodology
• Chapter 15: Sociological theory
Author
Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn
Michael Haralambos wrote the first two editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives and contributed to later editions. Following the phenomenal success of the book he founded Causeway Press. He is an experienced author involved in writing and editing for Social Sciences.Martin Holborn is the main author of the previous five editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives and a range of other sociology textbooks. He is an experienced A-level teacher and examiner, and is an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at The Open University.Steve Chapman is an ex-Chief Examiner of Sociology and has authored several textbooks over the past 12 years. He is the Head of Sociology at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds.Stephen Moore is a well-known textbook author and has contributed to previous editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives. Dr Moore is Professor of Health Care Policy at Anglia Ruskin University.
Imprint
Collins Educational
ISBN
978-0-00-749882-6
Publication Date
28-05-2013
Format
Paperback
Pages
1104 pages
Dimensions
192x265mm
Product Description
Level: A-level, undergraduate
Subject: Sociology
Themes and Perspectives is your essential A-level and undergraduate sociology guide. It’s fully updated to match the latest sociology teaching, research and developments to support your learning about sociology today.
Brought to you by a team of experts, Collins Sociology Themes and Perspectives is written by Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn and has supported over one million sociology students worldwide.
Build your understanding through clear and comprehensive explanations and apply your knowledge with contextualised examples and research. Stay relevant with the most up-to-date developments, empirical studies and theories while consolidating your learning with quick-reference conclusions and summaries at the end of each chapter. Bring sociology alive with full-colour explanations and photos.
New topics covered in this sociology book include globalisation, the Arab Spring, the possible decline of US power, UK Coalition policies, environmental sociology, new media, the financial crash and recession, network society, crime and deviance sociology, victimology – and many more! For additional resources, try the Haralambos and Holborn AQA A-level Sociology Themes and Perspectives Year 1 and AS (9780008242770) and Year 2 (9780008242787) sociology textbooks written specifically for the 2015 AQA specification.
Contents:
• Chapter 1: Stratification, class and inequality
• Chapter 2: Sex and gender
• Chapter 3: ‘Race’, ethnicity and nationality
• Chapter 4: Poverty, social exclusion and the welfare state
• Chapter 5: Health, medicine and the body
• Chapter 6: Crime and deviance
• Chapter 7: Religion
• Chapter 8: Families, households and personal life
• Chapter 9: Power, politics and the state
• Chapter 10: Education
• Chapter 11: Culture, socialisation and identity
• Chapter 12: The mass media
• Chapter 13: Age and the life course
• Chapter 14: Methodology
• Chapter 15: Sociological theory
Author
Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn
Michael Haralambos wrote the first two editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives and contributed to later editions. Following the phenomenal success of the book he founded Causeway Press. He is an experienced author involved in writing and editing for Social Sciences.Martin Holborn is the main author of the previous five editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives and a range of other sociology textbooks. He is an experienced A-level teacher and examiner, and is an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at The Open University.Steve Chapman is an ex-Chief Examiner of Sociology and has authored several textbooks over the past 12 years. He is the Head of Sociology at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds.Stephen Moore is a well-known textbook author and has contributed to previous editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives. Dr Moore is Professor of Health Care Policy at Anglia Ruskin University.