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| adam_text | ‘Wide in their scope, up to date in orientation, the chapters gathered here form an
excellent introduction to sociology. The authors are experts in their respective fields
and communicate the engagement and urgency of the sociological imagination
in our present times.’
John Holmwood, University of Nottingham and President of the British Sociological Association
‘Lively and engaging, Contemporary Sociology provides students with in-depth
insights into today’s pressing sociological concerns. Written by experts in their
field, each chapter avoids simple summary and instead raises questions to spark
the sociological imagination.’
Ellen Annandale, University of York and member of the Executive Committee of the European
Sociological Association
Contemporary Sociology is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments. Responding
to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth
explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology. The twenty-one
chapters, written by leading experts in each field, offer a thought-provoking portrait of
sociology. Each one tackles key issues at the centre of contemporary sociological research
in an exceptionally clear, engaging and relevant way, focusing on critical approaches
and analyses.
The book includes:
• a strong focus on making sociological thinking relevant to the contemporary world;
• illustrative examples and analysis of recent real-world events;
• coverage of all major sociological topics of continuing or emerging interest, from
class, ethnicity and global social change to human rights, the environment, and
science and technology;
• carefully thought-out questions and further readings to probe understanding and
encourage critical thinking.
Contemporary Sociology is a serious yet accessible text and should be required reading for
both new and more advanced undergraduates. It will fire students’ imaginations to explore
the latest dynamics driving the study of our social world.
Martin Holborn is Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at thè Open University
CONTENTS
a
Preface x
Contributors xii
SECTION A: SOCIAL DIVISIONS 1
1 The Idea of Class: A Measure of Value 4
Beverley Skeggs
Introduction 6
Different traditions in the definition of class 11
Gender, race and moral value 15
Capital, value and theories of social power 16
Middle-class social reproduction 24
A different inheritance: working-class lives, misrecognized, judged and worried 27
Conclusion 31
2 Sex, Gender and Sexuality: The Case for Critical Analysis 35
Kath Woodward
Introduction 37
Disentangling sex, gender and sexuality? Theories, assumptions and their
consequences 42
Challenging the sex/gender binary 46
Gender verification: a sporting example 50
Revisiting sex 55
Bringing in sexuality 57
Conclusion 62
3 Race, Ethnicity and Nationality: The Future of Multiculturalism
in a Global Age 65
Andrew Pilkington
Introduction 67
The social construction of race, ethnicity and nationality 68
The interacting dynamics of race and ethnicity: the case of Britain 76
Britain in a European and globalizing context 85
Is multiculturalism in retreat? 89
Conclusion 94
4 Age and the Life Course: Continuity, Change and the Modern Mirage of
Infinite Choice 96
Lorraine Green
Introduction 98
Key terms, processes and methodology 100
Age: grading, stages, norms, discrimination and segregation 104
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CONTENTS
De-standardization of the life course?
Captive adults in waiting’ or agentic children?
Feral youth and forever emerging adulthood
Midlife: crisis, stagnation or magical transformation?
Conclusion
SECTION B: OPPORTUNITIES AND INEQUALITIES
5 Work: Experience, Identities and Meanings
Tim Strangleman
Introduction
Control, skill and labour
Culture, identity and meaning at work
Unemployment, deindustrialization and globalization
Emotion, embodiment and aesthetics at work
The future of work/the end of work?
Conclusion
6 Health, Illness and the Body: What Lies Beneath
Graham Scambler and Sasha Scambler
Introduction
Health and illness by time and place
Long-term and disabling conditions
Modern and postmodern bodies
Delivery of health care
Tackling health inequalities
Social movements in the health domain
Conclusion
7 Education: Beyond Meritocracy and Reproduction
Rob Moore
Introduction
Education and sociology
Reproduction theory
Beyond meritocratic and reproduction paradigms
Conclusion: the problem of knowledge
8 Poverty and the Welfare State: Economic, Social and Political
Intersections
Mary Daly
Introduction
Conceptualizing poverty: challenges and disputes
Measuring and researching poverty
The welfare state
Explaining poverty
Conclusion
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CONTENTS
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SECTION C: GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE 259
9 Globalization: Experiencing Social Change on a Global Scale 262
Darren O’Byrne
Introduction 264
Defining globalization 265
Experiencing globalization 267
Negotiating globalization: global civil society 283
Theorizing globalization 287
Conclusion 290
10 The Environment: Sociology at its (Natural) Limits 293
Philip W. Sutton
Introduction 295
Social theory and the environment 296
Environmental issues, real and constructed 300
Global warming: science, sceptics and sociology 307
Sustainable development: theories and practices 314
Conclusion 318
11 Science, Technology and Social Change: Knowledge, Expertise and
Practices 321
Mark Erickson
Introduction 323
Sociology of science 327
Technology and social change 336
Science battlegrounds 339
The case of climate change 346
Conclusion: what should sociology of science and technology do? 350
12 Development and Underdevelopment: Rethinking the Shape of a
Globalizing World 353
Paul Hopper
Introduction 355
What is development? 357
Globalization and development 361
Poverty, inequality and development 367
Sustainable development 375
Conflict, security and development 378
Conclusion 382
SECTION D: CULTURE AND PERSONAL LIFE 385
13 Leisure and Consumption: A Critical Analysis of ‘Free Time 388
Sheila Scraton and Beccy Watson
Introduction 390
CONTENTS
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Leisure theory 391
The work of leisure 396
Leisure and the body 402
Deviant/dark leisure 407
Conclusion 413
14 Religion and Sources of Significance: The Dawning of a Secular Age ? 415
Paul Heelas
Introduction 417
Secularization: from Christianity to secularity 418
Islam: a bulwark against secularization? 423
Sacralization: the rise of‘New Age spiritualities of life 428
The significance of transgression 434
The self-sufficiency and insufficiency theses 438
Conclusion 442
15 The Sociology of the Mass Media : Circuits of Communication and
Structures of Power 444
Greg Philo, David Miller and Catherine Happer
Introduction 446
Circuits of communication 447
Information supply institutions and the media industry 453
Media content and audience belief/understanding 458
Dynamic audience models and decision-making outcomes 464
Conclusion 469
16 Families and Personal Life: All Change ?
Vanessa May
Introduction
Individualization or relationality?
Family decline or diversity?
From normative family structures to everyday family practices
Family as given or created?
Parenting: a stalled gender revolution?
Money and the commercialization of intimacy
Conclusion
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SECTION E: THE STATE, VIOLENCE, CRIME AND CONTROL 499
17 Power and the State: Flourishing Union, Divorce or Metamorphosis? 502
Michael S. Drake
Introduction 504
Classical sociology of the state and power 505
Government, power and bureaucracy 509
Historical sociology of the state 515
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The state and globalization 519
Power beyond the state? 523
Conclusion 531
18 Violence, Coercion and Human Rights: Understanding Organized
Brutality 534
Siniša Maleševič
Introduction 536
Organized violence and society 537
The sociology of organized violence: contemporary approaches 539
The dominant forms of organized violence 545
Human rights and violence 560
Conclusion 564
19 Crime: Concepts, Causes, Control 566
Robert Reiner
Introduction 568
What is crime? 569
Modern criminology 571
Explaining contemporary crime trends: an eclectic model 576
Contemporary crime trends 581
Law and order: politics and policy 589
Tough on crime? Assessing the impact of law and order 592
Conclusion 596
SECTION F: THEORY AND METHODS 599
20 Sociological Theory: Formal and Informal 602
William Outhwaite
Introduction 604
Theory: old and new 606
Contemporary theoretical divisions 616
Post-traditional theory 620
Conclusion 624
21 Methodology: The Essence of Sociology? 628
Martyn Hammersley
Introduction 630
Sociological divisions 632
Data 639
Forms of analysis 645
What is the public function of sociological research? 650
Conclusion 653
References
Index
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