Making Sense Of The Social World

Author : Alex Khasnabish
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773635387
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Society written by Alex Khasnabish and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-30T00:00:00Z with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common disciplinary silos in favour of an integrated approach to understanding and practising critical social research. Situated in the North American context, the text draws on cross-cultural examples to give readers a clear sense of the diversity in human social relations. It is organized thematically in a way that introduces readers to the core areas of social research and social organization and takes an unapologetically radical approach in identifying the relations of oppression and exploitation that give rise to what most corporate textbooks euphemistically identify as “social problems.” Focusing on key dynamics and processes at the heart of so many contemporary issues and public conversations, this text highlights the ways in which critical social research can contribute to exploring, understanding and forging alternatives to an increasingly bankrupt, violent, unstable and unjust status quo.

Author : Ian Marsh
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780582823129
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sociology written by Ian Marsh and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building upon the success of previous editions, this third edition of 'Sociology' lays the foundations for a theoretically and methodologically robust understanding of the subject area. Key topics are examined in an accessible and rigorous manner, encouraging reflection within a wide social, cultural and historical context.

Author : Alex Law
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473911141
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory for Today written by Alex Law and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed fields of orthodox social theory. In doing so, Law not only produces fresh insight into familiar theorists but guards against collective forgetting of the sociological canon. - Professor Bridget Fowler, University of Glasgow "An excellent book, it will be welcomed and read widely by advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars in sociology, cultural studies, social theory and beyond." - Professor Chris Shilling, University of Kent Social Theory for Today guides students through the ‘turns’ of past and present social theory as it attempts to wrestle with a recurring sense of crisis in social relations and social theory. Drawing on both classical and contemporary sources, Alex Law provides readers with a firm grasp of competing perspectives. Too often social theories attempt to dominate the field by casting rival theorists, past and present, as deluded fools, while the more familiar ‘big names’ in social theory are subject to ever-increasing commentary that runs in ever-decreasing circles. This survey of social theory and crisis lessens the temptation to engage in internal theoretical polemics and esoteric wordplay. Social theory must become practical and specific if it is to become a means of orientation for uncertain times. This is a must-read for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students looking for a vibrant and extended understanding of social theory.

Author : Steven Yearley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803986923
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Science written by Steven Yearley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume demystifies science studies and bridges the divide between social theory and the sociology of science.

Author : David Jenness
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 : 9780029211557
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Social Studies written by David Jenness and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EDUCATION

Author : Malcolm Williams
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761964223
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Social Research written by Malcolm Williams and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-02-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, well-judged text provides students with a matchless introduction to generic research skills.

Author : BarBara Marliene Scott
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 : 9780205267804
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sociology written by BarBara Marliene Scott and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World is a unique introduction to sociology by two experienced educators and social activists, featuring integrated coverage of social stratification and inequality throughout; the theory and application of social change; and the inclusion of feminism as one of the major sociological paradigms. Three goals of Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World are: (1) Inclusiveness. Race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and age are themes that are woven into every chapter, focusing on the link between social structure and people's own personal experiences. It also includes the work of many scholars and researchers that, until now, has had limited exposure in introductory textbooks. (2)A Strong Theoretical Basis. The text is based upon social change theory, explaining sociology through the process of individual (agency), collective (social movements), structural, historical, and global change. It emphasizes that change is a two-way process meaning individuals can initiate and influence change, as well as be influenced by it. It uses feminism as one of the major theoretical paradigms available for examining social behavior. (3) Student Involvement. The text asks students to examine their own personal belief systems and experiences, as well as societal and theoretical views of the many diverse experiences and lifestyles of human beings. It also challenges them to overcome feelings of powerlessness and pessimism that come with studying subjects such as racism, inequality, poverty, crime, violence, etc.

Author : Susie Scott
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745658458
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Everyday Life written by Susie Scott and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, introductory text explains the importance of studying 'everyday life' in the social sciences. Susie Scott examines such varied topics as leisure, eating and drinking, the idea of home, and time and schedules in order to show how societies are created and reproduced by the apparently mundane 'micro' level practices of everyday life. Each chapter is organized around three main themes: 'rituals and routines', 'social order', and 'challenging the taken-for-granted', with intriguing examples and illustrations. Theoretical approaches from ethnomethodology, Symbolic Interactionism and social psychology are introduced and applied to real-life situations, and there is clear emphasis on empirical research findings throughout. Social order depends on individuals following norms and rules which are so familiar as to appear natural; yet, as Scott encourages the reader to discover, these are always open to question and investigation. This user-friendly book will appeal to undergraduate students across the social sciences, including the sociology of everyday life, the sociology of emotions, social psychology and cultural studies, and will reveal the fascinating significance our everyday habits hold.

Author : Charles H. Powers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781442201194
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Social Theory written by Charles H. Powers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Sense of Social Theory opens by carefully exploring what it means to follow the scientific method in a field like sociology. The author goes on to analyze sociology as a genuine science with a body of explanatory insights. It does this by (a) considering the major insights of key thinkers (including Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Mead, among others), (b) distinguishing different analytical frameworks (especially exchange, symbolic interactionism, conflict, and structural-functionalism) in terms of their underlying assumptions, and (c) revealing compelling social science explanatory insights in the form of predictive principles that can be applied in understanding processes of change at work in the social world (from face-to-face encounters to major historical trends). Sociological theory is applied in ways that make its relevance and power apparent. In reading this book, theory no longer stands divorced from real-world research or practice. Making Sense of Social Theory clearly establishes the pertinence of sociology's great theoretical insights for all social science researches and practitioners. Book jacket.

Author : Tia DeNora
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473905516
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Reality written by Tia DeNora and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is reality and how do we make sense of it in everyday life? Why do some realities seem more real than others, and what of seemingly contradictory and multiple realities? This book considers reality as we represent, perceive and experience it. It suggests that the realities we take as ‘real’ are the result of real-time, situated practices that draw on and draw together many things - technologies and objects, people, gestures, meanings and media. Examining these practices illuminates reality (or rather our sense of it) as always ‘virtually real’, that is simplified and artfully produced. This examination also shows us how the sense of reality that we make is nonetheless real in its consequences. Making Sense of Reality offers students and educators a guide to analysing social life. It develops a performance-based perspective (‘doing things with’) that highlights the ever-revised dimension of realities and links this perspective to a focus on object-relations and an ecological model of culture-in-action.