Full Description
Public Sociology highlights the relevance of sociological perspectives to Australian social life and encourages students to apply a sociological gaze to their own lives and the communities in which they live. This fully revised and updated fifth edition adds new chapters and material on a wide range of contemporary issues, from the COVID-19 pandemic and 'fake news' to Iindigenous issues and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
Public Sociology presents a wide range of topics in a user-friendly and accessible way, introducing key theories and research methods, and exploring core themes, including youth, families and intimate relationships, class and inequality, and race and ethnic relations. All chapters have been extensively revised to bring them up to date in a fast-changing social world, reflecting the latest sociological debates in response to changing lifestyles and evolving political landscapes. In addition to updated statistics and research findings, an expanded glossary and the latest citations to the scholarly literature, each chapter includes numerous learning features for students and instructors, including definitions of key terms, concise summaries of main points, discussion questions and guides to further reading and additional resources.
This is the essential sociological reference to help students in the social sciences make sense of a complex and challenging world.
New to the Fifth Edition:
New chapters on the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous issues, youth and identity, and sport
Exploration of the latest social issues including the pandemic, BLM, expanded discussion of gender, #MeToo, LGBTIQ+ and intersectionality, rising inequality and the 'post-truth' age
All chapters thoroughly revised and updated with the latest research
Updated design, images, and chapter opening vignettes to engage the reader
Contents
Module 1: Doing Public Sociology 1. The sociological gaze: Linking private lives to public issues 2. Sociological foundations: Early theorists and theories 3. Contemporary sociological theorists and theories 4. Sociological investigations: Doing social research Module 2: Social Identities 5. Socialisation: How we become who and what we are 6. Youth, Identity, and Social Change 7. Families and Intimate relationships 8. Consumption and lifestyles 9. This Sporting Life 10. A sociology of licit and illicit drugs Module 3: Social Differences and Inequalities 11. Class and inequality in Australia 12. Gender and sexualities 13. Ethnicity and belonging 14. Indigenous Issues, Rights, and Sovereignty 15. Religion and spirituality in contemporary Australia 16. Deviance, crime, and social control Module 4: Social Transformations 17. The social determinants of health and illness 18. Globalisation, power, and social movements 19. Global risk and the surveillance state: A sociology of new terrorism 20. Working 24/7: The new work ethic 21. A sociology of pandemics: The nexus of personal troubles and public issues 22. Media and popular culture 23. Educating society: Sociological debates and dilemmas Module 5: Future Directions 24. A sociological toolkit 25. Writing a sociology essay 26. Threshold learning outcomes for sociology
