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Heads up sociology, written by Dr. Chris Yuill and Dr. Christopher Thorpe ; consultant, Dr. Megan Todd

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Heads up sociology

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written by Dr. Chris Yuill and Dr. Christopher Thorpe ; consultant, Dr. Megan Todd

Heads Up

From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function or go wrong. Questions posed include: What is my "tribe"? Why do people commit crimes? Who decides if someone has a mental illness? What's work for? Does aid do any good? Heads Up Sociology explores these fascinating questions and more

What is sociology? -- What do sociologists do? -- Research methods -- Who am I? (What is my identity ; Girls and boys ; Women and work ; Biography: Judith Butler ; What's my tribe? ; Does race matter? ; Biography: Elijah Anderson ; Who do you love? ; Age and society ; What does family mean? ; Are we all middle class now? ; Identity: in context)Does society exist? (What do schools teach? ; Are institutions a good thing?; Biography: Charles Wright Mills ; Who holds the power? ; What role does religion play in society? ; Does religion still matter? ; Rural life versus urban life ; A sense of community ; Biography: Max Weber ; Why do we work? ; How is work changong? Biography: Arlie R. Hochschild ; Watching the workers ; Social institutions in context)When it all goes wrong (Why do people commit crimes? ; Biography: Emile Durkheim ; Breaking society's rules ; White-collar crime ; Are we all on camera? ; Biography: Howard Becker ; Health and equality ; Not fitting in) -- Crime and health: in context)Why si the world so unfair? (Superrich ; Wealth and status ; The poverty trap ; Who's to blame? ; Where did racism come from? ; Why haven't developing countries developed yet? ; Biography: Boaventura de Sousa Santos ; Is globalization a good thing? ; Glocalization ; Biography: Saskia Sassen ; What's our impact on the planet? ; Biography: Anthony Giddens ; Wealth and development: in context)Modern culture (I shop therefore I am? ; What is culture ; Biography: Pierre Bordieu ; Leisure time ; We are living in uncertain times ; Biography: Zygmunt Bauman ; Does the mass media affect you? ; Who wons the media? ; Who decides what's news? Where do you get your news from? ; What does the Internet do for us? ; Do you live online ; Culture and the media: in context)

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