Sociology Themes and Perspectives

Level: A-level, undergraduate Subject: Sociology Themes and Perspectives is your essential A-level and undergraduate sociology guide. Its 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