Sociologic : analysing everyday life and culture edited by James Arvanitakis - South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, c2016. - xvii, 468 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

1 IntroductionJames Arvanitakis2 Leap into SociologyMichelle Black and Maria El-Chami3 Studying Society and CultureJames Arvanitakis4 Researching the World Around UsMaggie Walter5 Modernity and ModernisationGlenda Ballantyne6 Class and Class RelationsVerity Archer7 Sex and GenderDenise Buiten8 Power in Contemporary SocietyLucas Walsh9 Race and EthnicityFarida Fozdar10 The Nation and the StateJohn A. Rees11 Aboriginal AustraliaNikki Moodie12 Youth and Young PeoplePaula Geldens13 Deviance and moral panicsJen Couch and Trudi 14 Work and SocietyJustine Humphry 15 Society and the World of SportsMair Underwood16 Religion and Contemporary SocietyAnna Halafoff17 GlobalisationDuncan McDuie-Ra18 Society and the EnvironmentNiko Antalffy19 Science, Technology and SocietyAnni DugdaleIntroduction20 Media, social media, and why you should think twice before posting that!Mitchell Hobbs21 Social MovementsMoira Byrne22 How to Change the WorldMitra Gusheh and James Arvanitakis 23 Conclusion James Arvanitakis

Why are there pirates in the supermarket? Sociologic: Analysing Everyday Life and Culture is a contemporary introduction to sociology for the modern student. Readers will learn about sociological concepts through examination of a variety of theories and theorists, all the while relating and applying this knowledge to their own experiences of everyday life. Students will relish exploring the world of society and culture through personal narrative, humour, and examples. Editor James Arvanitakis has assembled a stellar author team who collectively give students the tools to analyse how society functions, operates and changes and lay down a challenge to change it for the better.

978-0190300654


Applied sociology
Social ecology
Social sciences

301 SO CI

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