| Description |
1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- The Origins of Sociology -- What's to Come? -- References -- 2 The Nature of Sociological Explanation -- Sociological and Social Problems -- The Sociological Imagination -- Reflexivity -- Continuity and Change -- Some Key Questions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Sociology's Place in the Academy -- The Science of Sociology -- Distinguishing Sociological Explanation -- Social Structure -- Contradiction -- Society and the Individual -- Conclusion -- References |
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4 The Sociological Imagination -- Historical -- Cultural -- Historical and Cultural Considerations Together -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Structure and Critique -- Structural -- Critical -- Structural and Critical Considerations Together -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Social and the Biological World -- The Social and Biological Worlds -- Biological Determinism and Ideology -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Theory and Method -- Doing Sociology -- On Theory -- The Underlying Assumptions -- The Three Major Perspectives -- Functionalism -- Conflict Theories -- Interactionism |
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An example -- the Sociology of Death -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 How Do We Know? -- Qualitative Data -- Quantitative Data -- The Research Process -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Doing Sociology (And Getting Paid for It): Careers and Applications -- Accreditation and Recognition -- Value Adding -- Welfare and Humanitarian Work -- Public Policy or Social Policy -- Private Industry -- Marketing -- Human Resources -- Social Impact Research and Evaluation -- Journalism and Private Research Companies -- Higher Degrees and Further Training -- Enhancing a CV, and Internships and Work Placements |
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Quantitative Skills -- How I Used These Skills -- Qualitative Skills -- How I Used These Skills -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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sociology.
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Sociology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Willis, Evan
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| ISBN |
9781000686630 |
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1000686639 |
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