{"product_id":"9780631199489","title":"The Student's Companion to Sociology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Student's Companion to Sociology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Middleton | Chet Ballard | Jon Gubbay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis superlative \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the discipline of Sociology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an international team of leading academics and teachers, many of whose names will be familiar to the reader, this volume provides succinct summaries of the state of knowledge in each of the subfields. The volume is divided into parts broadly characterizable as: approaches, subject matter, methods, current debates, resources (books, journals and archives) and opportunities (intellectual, research-based and career). Taken in total, the chapters convey the tremendous dynamism and diversity of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e sets out to realize several objectives:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo stimulate interest in sociology by emphasizing the discipline's engagement with the \"real world\".\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo help orient students within a complex and varied discipline.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo enthuse the reader with the possibilities for sociological engagements with contemporary problems and issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo introduce the full range of approaches within the discipline.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo encourage the development of transferable skills.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Student's Companion to Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for all students of sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChet Ballard\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. He has served as president of the Georgia Sociological Association, vice-president of the Association for Humanist Sociology, and has produced over 20 scholarly articles and research reports. His most recent research describes how rural public school systems in Georgia are employing technology in efforts to prevent school violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Gubbay\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of East Anglia. He has a wide range of research interests including the sociology of higher education curricula, housing satisfaction, research methods and class analysis. He is the author, with Rosemary Crompton, of \u003ci\u003eEconomy and Class Structure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Middleton\u003c\/b\u003e lectures in sociology at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has written widely on the sociological history of class and gender and, more recently, on teaching in higher education.He is the principal editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology Teaching Handbook,\u003c\/i\u003e a sourcebook produced collaboratively by and for university teachers with the support of the British Sociological Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 July 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631199489\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379752300684,"sku":"9780631199489","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631199489.jpg?v=1780161918","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631199489","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}