The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology.

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Author / Creator: Ritzer, George.
Other Authors / Creators:Wiedenhoft Murphy, Wendy.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2019.
Series:Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology Ser.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Contributors Bios
  • Introduction
  • Part I Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Classical Sociological Theory
  • Defining "The Classical"
  • Continuity and Change in Evaluating "The Classical"
  • The French Mode of Classical Theorizing
  • Scotland's Classical Contributions
  • Auguste Comte Invents "Sociologie"
  • The Lasting Classical Voices
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Contemporary Social Theory
  • Period 1: Positivism, Functionalism, and Its Others
  • Period 2: Conflict, Culture, Language, and Identity
  • Period 3: Return to the Real
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Quantitative Methods
  • Introduction
  • History and Philosophy
  • Quantitative Research Goals
  • Measurement
  • Generalization
  • Causation
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Qualitative Methods
  • References
  • Part II Basic Topics
  • Chapter 5 Action, Interaction, and Groups
  • Meaning and Emotion in Social Interaction
  • Empirical Tests of the Control Theories
  • Multiple Identities
  • Social Structural Influences on Meaning
  • Group Processes and the Development of Meaning
  • Future Potential for Linkage
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Social Network Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Whole Networks, Ego-Nets, and Two-Mode Networks
  • Network Properties and Measures
  • Statistical and Mixed Method Approaches
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Culturalizing Sociology
  • Overview
  • A Brief History
  • From Cultural Sociology to Culturalized Sociology
  • Culturalizing Sociological Theory
  • Conclusions
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities
  • What Is Deviance?
  • Some Contemporary Debates
  • Enter Durkheim
  • Implications of Durkheim's Ideas
  • Deviance and Social Control
  • Moral Entrepreneurship
  • Moral Panics
  • Deviance, Change, and Stability1
  • Politics and Deviance
  • Political Deviance versus Political Justice.
  • Political Trials and Judging Deviants
  • Criminals as Heroes and Political Criminals
  • Power and Morality in Regular Deviance
  • Two Illustrations for Understanding Deviance Within Processes of Change and Stability
  • Cultural Criminology
  • Conclusions
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 9 Criminology
  • Introduction
  • The Making of Law
  • The Breaking of Law
  • Single-Factor Reductionism
  • Systemic Reductionism
  • Multidisciplinary Approaches
  • Interdisciplinary Explanations
  • Society's Reaction to Law Breaking
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 10 Critical Sexualities Studies: Moving On
  • Obdurate Features of Critical Sexualities Studies (CSS)
  • The Emergence of CSS: Four Moments
  • Complex Global Sexualities in the New Millennium
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States
  • Introduction
  • Critical Analysis of Mainstream Race and Ethnicity Theories
  • Contemporary Critical Race Scholarship
  • Resistance
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12 Families
  • Key Changes in Family Patterns
  • Changes in Daily Lives: Family, Work, and Parenting
  • The Future of the Family
  • New Frontiers
  • References
  • Chapter 13 Sociology of Education
  • Recent Trends: Race, Class, and Gender
  • Policy Developments, School Choice, and School Organization
  • Schools and Inequality in Context
  • Emerging Issues
  • Recent Sociological Insights on Higher Education
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 14 Sociology of Religion
  • Globalizing Religion
  • Rethinking Micro-Level Secularization
  • Religion and Social Movements
  • Religion's Influence on Individuals
  • Economic Outcomes
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 15 Medicine and Health
  • Parsons and the Role of Theory
  • The Post-Parsons Era (1952-1969)
  • The Period of Maturity (1970-2000).
  • The Present (2000-2020)
  • Future Directions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 16 Urbanization
  • Theories of Urbanization
  • Urbanization and Suburbanization
  • Megalopolis, Exurbia, Multinucleated Metropolitan Region, Crisis Driven Urbanization
  • Urbanization in Less-Developed Countries
  • Contemporary Urbanization Trends: Mega-Cities and Global Cities
  • References
  • Chapter 17 Environmental Sociology
  • Introduction
  • From Constructivism and Realism to Agnosticism and Pragmatism
  • Anthropogenic Causes of Environmental Problems
  • Social Impacts of Environmental Problems
  • The Way Forward: Solutions
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 18 Social Movements, Protest, and Practices of Social Change
  • The Actor: What Is a Social Movement?
  • The Action: What Do Movements Do?
  • Strategic Practices: How Do Movements Seek Social Change?
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 19 War and Society
  • Born or Bred for War?
  • The Universality of War
  • Why War?
  • What War Feels Like
  • Where Do Warriors Come From?
  • The Progress of War
  • Conquest, Genocide, and Armageddon
  • How Wars Build
  • An Unseen Global War in the Twenty-first Century?
  • References
  • Chapter 20 Immigration
  • The Origins of Immigration
  • Immigrant Assimilation and Integration
  • Implications of Immigration on Race Relations and Identity
  • Immigration Control: Mechanisms of Inclusion and Exclusion
  • Changes in Immigrant Receiving Societies
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 21 The Sociology of Consumption
  • Historical Context
  • Theoretical Perspectives
  • Consumption, Culture, and Society
  • Objects of Consumption
  • Subjects of Consumption
  • Places and Spaces of Consumption
  • Money, Credit, and Debt
  • Food
  • Politics of Consumption
  • Collaborative Consumption, Prosumption, and the Sharing Economy
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter 22 Digital Technology, Social Media, and Techno-Social Life
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the "Techno"
  • Understanding the "Social"
  • The Growth of a Participatory Culture
  • Features of Mediated Digital Environments
  • Key Issues and Impacts
  • Being Plugged In … To Society
  • References
  • Chapter 23 Contemporary Feminist Theory
  • Second-Wave Feminisms
  • Feminist Theories of Gender and Compulsory Heterosexuality
  • Intersectionality
  • Transnational and Decolonial Feminisms
  • Transgender Theory
  • Feminist Feelings
  • Feminism After Humanism
  • Feminist Theory as an Expanding Field
  • References
  • Part III Cutting Edge Issues
  • Chapter 24 Big Data for Sociological Research
  • Introduction
  • What Is Big Data?
  • Digitalized Life
  • Digital Trace Data
  • Digital Life
  • Digital Instrumentation
  • Opportunities
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Research Ethics
  • Future Trends
  • References
  • Chapter 25 Toward a Sociology of Debt
  • Introduction
  • Debt as Sin
  • Debt as Risk
  • Debt as Power
  • Debt and Social Change
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 26 Sociology of Sport
  • Introduction
  • Sociology of Sport: Origins
  • The Sociology of Sport in the United States/North America
  • The Sociological Study of Sport in the United Kingdom
  • The Sociology of Sport at 50
  • Whither the Sociological Study of Sport?: An Integrated Future for Ongoing Work2
  • Public Intellectuals and Active Scholars: Entering and Reshaping Sporting Discourse and Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 27 From Fordism to Brexit and Trump: Is Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise?
  • From Market Liberalism to Social Liberalism
  • Returning with a Vengeance: Neoliberal Market Fundamentalism
  • Neoliberal Legitimation Crisis: Crony Capitalism and American Decline
  • Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Brexit: Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise?.
  • Conclusion: Democracy or Authoritarianism?
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • EULA.

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