Sample Chapter
A sample of Chapter 5 ‘The Environment’ is available as a free download:
You can also download the table of contents and a sample editorial introduction for the reader, Sociology: Introductory Readings, here:
The rest of Sociology includes:
- What is Sociology?
- Asking and Answering Sociological Questions
- Theories and Perspectives in Sociology
- Globalization and the Changing World
- The Environment
- Cities and Urban Life
- Social Interaction and Everyday Life
- The Life-Course
- Families and Intimate Relationships
- Health, Illness and Disability
- Stratification and Class
- Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare
- Global Inequality
- Sexuality and Gender
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration
- Religion
- The Media
- Organizations and Networks
- Education
- Work and Economic Life
- Crime and Deviance
- Politics, Government and Social Movements
- Nations, War and Terrorism
- Glossary
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First published in 2009 by Polity Press
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