{"product_id":"introduction-to-sociology-9780815353850","title":"Introduction to Sociology","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and engaging, this textbook introduces students not only to foundational sociological work, but also to insights from contemporary sociological theory and research. This combined approach ensures that students become familiar with the \u003cb\u003ecore of sociology\u003c\/b\u003e: key concepts, theories, perspectives, methods, and findings. Students will acquire the ability to \u003cb\u003ethink like a sociologist\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einvestigate\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eunderstand\u003c\/b\u003e complex social phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text presents a \u003cb\u003ecomplete sociological toolkit\u003c\/b\u003e, guiding students in the art of asking good sociological \u003cb\u003equestions\u003c\/b\u003e, devising a sophisticated \u003cb\u003etheory\u003c\/b\u003e and developing methodologies to \u003cb\u003eobserve\u003c\/b\u003e social phenomena. The chapters of this book build cumulatively to equip students with the tools to quickly understand \u003cb\u003eany\u003c\/b\u003e new sociological topic or contemporary social problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe textbook also \u003cb\u003eapplies\u003c\/b\u003e the sociological toolkit to \u003cb\u003eselected key sociological issues\u003c\/b\u003e, showing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frank van Tubergen's excellent introduction delivers a fresh and unique approach to the key challenge of teaching Sociology: how can we combine the fascination for all the many social phenomena with the virtue of clear and systematic thinking, step by step? It was more than time to have such a textbook available.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Kalter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, University of Mannheim, Germany\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I’ve been waiting for an introduction like this for years. It introduces students to sociology’s overarching themes and shows how the principles of asking sociological questions, formulating and testing sociological ideas, and thus building knowledge applies across the seemingly different topics in our broad discipline. If you’re looking for an introduction that helps your students understand and engage with state-of-the-art (academic) sociology, look no further. This is an excellent introduction for students wishing to understand the key principles of building sound sociological knowledge and applying the sociological perspective across a wide range of topics. I will be recommending this to all our graduate students – whether they already took an intro to sociology or not.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristiaan Monden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, University of Oxford, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Finally a free-of-dust introduction to state-of-the art sociology. Van Tubergen presents an excellent and most engaging overview of the discipline and shows beginners how to think as sociologists. An indispensable book to teach and learn the sociology that really matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJavier G. Polavieja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frank van Tubergen's \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to think like a sociologist, written with a passion for the discipline and a mastery of the sociological toolkit. The book is a beacon for the aspiring sociology student and an inspiring and positive call for sociology as a science.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristofer Edling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Lund University, Sweden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Prof. van Tubergen’s \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociology \u003c\/i\u003eis very original in the understanding of social phenomena with the scheme of common themes such as norms, groups, networks, stratification, etc., which cuts across various institutional lives. The organization of the textbook is also very innovative and coherent in its approach to introducing sociological imagination to students.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePing-Yin Kuan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, National Chengchi University, Taiwan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I’ve been teaching both ‘Introduction to Sociology’ and ‘Social Theory’ modules for a number of years and have never been able to find a textbook that I could recommend to my students for either. I’d given up looking for a textbook and was resigned to having to write them myself. You can imagine how overjoyed I was then to receive this draft text to review! Finally, a textbook that treats sociology as ‘normal science’ seeking explanations for social phenomena using social mechanisms and rigorous evidence. The focus on asking good questions and developing a sociological ‘toolkit’ means that students can see sociology as a coherent discipline which offers explanation, not just description. I really like the way that each chapter opens with a social pattern which is puzzling or at least interesting and then sets out to show how sociology can help us understand how it emerges from different social processes.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Layte, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrinity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A most welcome, distinctive, new take on \"the introduction to sociology\" textbook.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel McFarland\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stanford University, United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1. Thinking Like a Sociologist; \u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Questions; 2. Theories; 3. Methodss; 4. Perspectives; \u003cstrong\u003ePART 2. Culture; \u003c\/strong\u003e5. Opinions; 6. Norms; \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3. Social Relations;\u003c\/strong\u003e 7. Networks; 8. 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