The Wiley-Blackwell companion to sociology

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today. Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor Content: Philosophy and sociology / Stephen Turner -- A selective history of sociology / Alan Sica -- Quantitative methods / Russell Schutt -- Qualitative methods / Mitchell Duneier -- Classical sociological theory / Alan Sica -- Contemporary sociological theory / William Yagatich and George Ritzer -- Action, interaction and groups / Kimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith-Lovin -- Groups and institutions, structures and processes / Murray Webster and Jane Sell -- The sociology of organizations / Stewart R. Clegg -- Cultural analysis / John Tomlinson -- The changing life course / Angela M. O'Rand -- Deviance : a sociology of unconventionalities / Nachman Ben-Yehuda -- Criminology / Charles Wellford -- Critical sexuality studies / Ken Plummer -- Feeling class : affect and culture in the making of class relations / Bev Skeggs -- Racial and ethnic issues : critical race approaches in the United States / Joe Feagin and Brittany Slatton -- Genders and sexualities in global context : an intersectional assessment of contemporary scholarship / Nancy Naples and Barbara Gurr -- Changing families : fluidity, partnership and family structure / Graham Allan and Emma Head -- Sociology of education / Maureen Hallinan and Ge Liu -- Sociology of religion / Christian Smith and Robert D. Woodberry -- Current directions in medical sociology / William Cockerham -- Media and communications / John Durham Peters and Jefferson Pooley -- Work and employment / Steve Vallas -- The sociology of consumption / PJ Rey and George Ritzer -- Population / Suzanne Bianchi and Vanessa Wight -- Urbanization / Kevin Gotham -- Environmental sociology / Richard York and Riley Dunlap -- Social movements / Remy Cross and David A. Snow -- Globalization / Paul Dean and George Ritzer -- After neoliberalism : whither capitalism? / Bob Antonio -- Organized coercion and political authority : armed conflict in a world of states / Meyer Kestnbaum -- Science and technology : now and in the future / Frank Webster and Marc Erickson -- The internet: web 2.0 and beyond / Nathan Jurgenson and George Ritzer. Philosophy and sociology / Stephen Turner A selective history of sociology / Alan Sica Quantitative methods / Russell Schutt Qualitative methods / Mitchell Duneier Classical sociological theory / Alan Sica Contemporary sociological theory / William Yagatich and George Ritzer Action, interaction and groups / Kimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith-Lovin Groups and institutions, structures and processes / Murray Webster and Jane Sell The sociology of organizations / Stewart R. Clegg Cultural analysis / John Tomlinson The changing life course / Angela M. O'Rand Deviance : a sociology of unconventionalities / Nachman Ben-Yehuda Criminology / Charles Wellford Critical sexuality studies / Ken Plummer Feeling class : affect and culture in the making of class relations / Bev Skeggs Racial and ethnic issues : critical race approaches in the United States / Joe Feagin and Brittany Slatton Genders and sexualities in global context : an intersectional assessment of contemporary scholarship / Nancy Naples and Barbara Gurr Changing families : fluidity, partnership and family structure / Graham Allan and Emma Head Sociology of education / Maureen Hallinan and Ge Liu Sociology of religion / Christian Smith and Robert D. Woodberry Current directions in medical sociology / William Cockerham Media and communications / John Durham Peters and Jefferson Pooley Work and employment / Steve Vallas The sociology of consumption / PJ Rey and George Ritzer Population / Suzanne Bianchi and Vanessa Wight Urbanization / Kevin Gotham Environmental sociology / Richard York and Riley Dunlap Social movements / Remy Cross and David A. Snow Globalization / Paul Dean and George Ritzer After neoliberalism : whither capitalism? / Bob Antonio Organized coercion and political authority : armed conflict in a world of states / Meyer Kestnbaum Science and technologies : now and in the future / Frank Webster and Marc Erickson The internet: web 2.0 and beyond / Nathan Jurgenson and George Ritzer. "Reflecting emerging research and ongoing reassessments of social theory, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists offers significant updates and revisions to the original Blackwell Companion published a decade ago. Volume I: Major Classical Theorists presents 18 comprehensive essays on social theorists writing in the classical tradition, more than half all-new for this Companion, written by some of the most eminent contemporary scholars in their field. In addition to detailing the make-up and development of specific social theories, each essay places the theorist and their ideas in personal, social, and historical context; and integrates the most current scholarship to offer assessments as to their continuing relevance. Well-known theorists such as Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, and Parsons are represented, as well as theorists historically excluded from the sociological canon, including Ibn Khaldun, Martineau, Gilman, and Du Bois. Other essays consider a set of classical theorists chosen for their particular relevance to contemporary theory: de Tocqueville on democracy, Schumpeter on capitalism, Mannheim on the sociology of knowledge, Veblen on consumer society, and Adorno on cultural theory. Edited by one of the most renowned figures in social theory, the Wiley-Blackwell Companion is an indispensable resource and reference to the life and times of the classical thinkers and their relevance to modern theorists and today's social world"-- Provided by publisher Features original essays contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with essay summaries by the editor .