دانلود کتاب The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology

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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
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