Synopses & Reviews
This wide-ranging and authoritative book is the most informative sociology dictionary of its kind available. Compiled by a team of sociology experts, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. Each entry is elaborated with a clear description and in-depth analysis, and real-life examples are given wherever possible. Coverage is extensive, and includes terms from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science.
This new edition, edited by Professor John Scott, has been revised to bring the dictionary completely up to date while retaining the concise, clear editorial quality of the previous editions. New features include boxed-in entries covering key aspects of sociology and weblinks to quality sociological websites. Seventy new entries cover everything from adaptation to orientalism. This edition also contains a range of new biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm. It is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners and a useful aid for more advanced students and teachers.
Review
"Fills a niche as a beginning reference.... Recommended."--Booklist
Review
"Fills a niche as a beginning reference....Recommended."--Booklist
Synopsis
The
Dictionary of Sociology is one of the most informative and wide-ranging reference books of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, it is packed with over 2,500 entries, each elaborated with clear descriptions and in-depth analysis, making the most complicated subjects easy to understand. Real-life examples are given wherever possible and coverage is extensive and includes terms from related fields such as psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science.
New features in the third edition include boxed entries covering key aspects of sociology, and web links to important sociological websites. New entries cover everything from adaptation to orientalism. This up-to-date edition also contains a range of new biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm.
The Dictionary of Sociology is both a valuable introduction to the subject for beginners and an essential reference work for people with more advanced interests.
About the Author
Gordon Marshall is an official fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and formerly a senior lecturer at Essex University. He is also Visiting Professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Trondheim, and the Central European University in Prague. Professor
John Scott is a lecturer at Essex University, and President of the British Sociological Association. He has published over 10 books on many aspects of sociology, and is a member of the board for 3 different sociology journals.
Table of Contents
A-Z Dictionary
Appendix
Useful Websites