Sociological Landscape
Title | Sociological Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Erasga |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2012-03-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9535104608 |
More than the usual academic textbook, the present volume presents sociology as terrain that one can virtually traverse and experience. Each version of the sociological imagination captured by the chapter essays takes the readers to the realm of the taken-for-granted (such as zoological collections, food, education, entrepreneurship, religious participation, etc.) and the extraordinary (the likes of organizational fraud, climate change, labour relations, multiple modernities, etc.) - altogether presumed to be problematic and yet possible. Using the sociological perspective as the frame of reference, the readers are invited to interrogate the realities and trends which their social worlds relentlessly create for them, allowing them in return, to discover their unique locations in their cultures' social map.
Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology
Title | Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology PDF eBook |
Author | Susan J. Ferguson |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages |
Pages | 736 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
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Drawing from a wide selection of classic and contemporary works, the 60 selections in this best-selling reader represent a plurality of voices and views within sociology. In addition to classic works by authors such as Karl Marx, Max Weber, C. Wright Mills, David Rosenhan, Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, this anthology presents a wide range of contemporary scholarship, some of which provides new treatments of traditional concepts. By integrating issues of diversity throughout the book, Ferguson helps students see the inter-relationships of race, social class, and gender, and the ways in which they have shaped the experiences of all people in society.
Mapping the Social Landscape
Title | Mapping the Social Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Susan J. Ferguson |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Pages | 742 |
Release | 2020-08-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1071822543 |
The author is a proud sponsor of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Mapping The Social Landscape is one of the most established and widely-used readers for Introductory Sociology. The organization follows that of a typical introductory sociology course and provides coverage of key concepts including culture, socialization, deviance, social structure, social inequality, social institutions, and social change. Susan J. Ferguson selects, edits, and introduces 58 readings representing a plurality of voices and views within sociology. The selections include classic statements from great thinkers like C. Wright Mills, Karl Marx, and Max Weber, as well of the works of contemporary scholars who address current social issues. Throughout this collection, there are many opportunities to discuss individual, interactional, and structural levels of society; the roles of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in shaping social life; and the intersection of statuses and identities. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
Landscape Theories
Title | Landscape Theories PDF eBook |
Author | Olaf Kühne |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2019-04-08 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3658254912 |
In the past decades, the discussion about theoretical approaches to the topic of 'landscape' has increased. This book presents the currently discussed theoretical approaches to landscape and shows its potentials and limits. The theoretical approaches are discussed on the basis of current questions, such as socialisation and the hybridisation of landscape, and combined with empirical results. This is followed by a discussion of the landscape policy operationalisation of theoretical considerations and empirical findings.
Mapping the Social Landscape
Title | Mapping the Social Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Susan J. Ferguson |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages |
Pages | 700 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780072555233 |
Drawing from a wide selection of classic and contemporary works, this best-selling reader includes 56 readings that represent a plurality of voices and views within sociology.
Picturing the Social Landscape
Title | Picturing the Social Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Knowles |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134401833 |
We live in a visual culture, and visual evidence is increasingly central to social research. In this collection an international range of experts explain how they have used visual methods in their own research, examine their advantages and limitations, and show how they have been used alongside other research techniques. Contributors explore the following ideas: * self and identity * visualizing domestic space * visualizing urban landscapes * visualizing social change. The collection showcases different methods in different contexts through the examination of a variety of topical issues. Methods covered include photo and video diaries, the use of images produced by respondents, the use of images as prompts in interviews and focus groups, documentary photography, photographic inventory and visual ethnography. The result is an exciting and original collection that will be indispensable for any student, academic or researcher interested in the use of visual methods.
Social Inequality & The Politics of Representation
Title | Social Inequality & The Politics of Representation PDF eBook |
Author | Celine-Marie Pascale |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2012-09-25 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1452289697 |
In a global landscape, the representational practices through which inequalities gain meaning are central- both within and across national boundaries. Social Inequality & The Politics of Representation takes a fresh look at how inequalities of class, race, sexuality, gender, and nation are constructed in twenty countries on five continents. It offers both rich insight and cultural critique- yet it does not offer a universal paradigm, nor is it concerned with debates about scholarship from "the center" or "the periphery". The collection de-centers North American/European paradigms by placing scholarship from countries around the globe on equal footing. Readers will find a variety of analytical styles including frame analysis, semiotics, poststructural discourse analysis, critical discourse studies, and conversation analysis. Each chapter provides an overview of relevant cultural and historical contexts for an international audience as well as a brief introduction to relevant methodological and theoretical frameworks. Consequently, it is both a richly diverse and easily accessible collection.