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082			_a301 _bGID
100			_aGiddens, Anthony _911708
245			_aSociology
260			_aCambridge _bPolity Press _c1989
300			_axxvi, 815p. _bpbk.
520			_aThis is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling introductory reader in sociology. The book offers a comprehensive, yet challenging, set of readings for students approaching the study of sociology for the first time. A strong emphasis has been placed upon readability and liveliness. The volume includes contributions from newspapers and weekly periodicals as well as extracts from academic journals and books. It is designed as a companion to the fourth edition of Giddens' Sociology but can also be used independently, or alongside other textbooks.The book maintains the distinctive approach which Sociology pioneered. It is strongly comparative and stresses the influence of globalizing trends in social life. The readings range from studies of face-to-face interaction through to the analysis of large-scale global systems.There are many new selections in this volume including those on the internet, the information revolution, poverty, social exclusion and ecological problems.
650			_aSociology _91291
650			_aCulture and Society _911709
650			_aSocialization and the Life-Cycle _911710
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999			_c10578 _d10578