Daniel Nehring, Dylan Kerrigan

Imagining Society (eBook, ePUB)

The Case for Sociology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Re-examining C.Wright Mills's legacy as a jumping off point, this original introduction to sociology illuminates global concepts, themes and practices that are fundamental to the discipline. It makes a case for the importance of developing a sociological imagination and provides the steps for how readers can do that. The unique text:

. Offers succinct and wide-ranging coverage of many of the most important themes and concepts taught in first year sociology courses;

. Has a global framework and case material which engages with decoloniality and critiques an overly white, western and developed world view of sociology;

. Is woven through with contemporary examples, from social media to social inequality, big data to the self-help industry;

. Rethinks and re-imagines what a critically committed, politically engaged and publicly relevant sociology should look like in the 21st century.

This is a lively, engaging and accessible overview of sociology for all its students, teachers and people who want to learn more about sociology today. It is a welcome clarion call for sociology's importance in public life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529204919
• Artikelnr.: 70227772

Autorenporträt

Daniel Nehring is Associate Professor of Sociology at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai.

Dylan Kerrigan is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Leicester and a Visiting Lecturer in Sociology at the University of the West Indies.