SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Oxford University Press
- By : John Scott
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 832
- Weight : 591 gm
- Size : 2 x 5 x 7.7 inches
- ISBN-10 : 0199683581
- ISBN-13 : 978-0199683581
DESCRIPTION:
This Dictionary is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners and an essential source of reference for more advanced students and teachers.
Salient Features
- Completely revised and up-to-date content, with new entries on topical areas such as climate change, social media, terrorism and intersectionality.
- More than 2,500 clear, concise and authoritative entries.
- Covers all aspects of sociology, from abolitionism to zeitgeist and includes in-depth entries on key topics including the sociology of migration, politics and religion.
- Includes terms taken from a wide range of related fields, such as psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy and political science.
- Recommended entry-level web links, accessed and updated via the Dictionary of Sociology companion web page.
- All entries thoroughly reviewed to ensure they are concise, focused and up to date.
- New entries on global and multi-cultural topics such as climate change, social media, terrorism and intersectionality.
