000			01669 a2200181 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9780815353850
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a301 _bT79i
100			_aTubergen, Frank van
245			_aIntroduction to sociology _cFrank van Tubergen
260			_bRoutledge _c2020 _aLondon
300			_axvi, 512p
520			_aComprehensive and engaging, this textbook introduces students not only to foundational sociological work, but also to insights from contemporary sociological theory and research. This combined approach ensures that students become familiar with the core of sociology: key concepts, theories, perspectives, methods, and findings. Students will acquire the ability to think like a sociologist, investigate and understand complex social phenomena. This text presents a complete sociological toolkit, guiding students in the art of asking good sociological questions, devising a sophisticated theory and developing methodologies to observe social phenomena. The chapters of this book build cumulatively to equip students with the tools to quickly understand any new sociological topic or contemporary social problem. The textbook also applies the sociological toolkit to selected key sociological issues, showing how specific sociological topics can be easily investigated and understood using this approach. Taking a global and comparative perspective, the book covers a rich diversity of sociological topics and social problems, such as crime, immigration, race and ethnicity, media, education, family, organizations, gender, poverty, modernization and religion.
650			_aSociology
942			_cBK
999			_c565220 _d565220