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A Sociology of Ireland Hilary Tovey

A Sociology of Ireland By Hilary Tovey

A Sociology of Ireland by Hilary Tovey


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Summary

Completely up-to-date with a comprehensive Irish focus that examines key social transformations such as immigration, suburbanisation and Ireland's unprecedented economic growth

A Sociology of Ireland Summary

A Sociology of Ireland by Hilary Tovey

Positions Ireland sociologically within a global context
Considers key aspects of Ireland`s changing structures, culture and everyday
life
Written in an accessible and interesting style
Includes a comprehensive bibliography
Suitable for sociology courses in Irish universities and Institutes of
Technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including general arts
programmes, applied social studies, social work and social science
Provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Irish society for students of
Irish Studies in Ireland and elsewhere

About Hilary Tovey

Perry Share is Head of the Department of Humanities at the Institute of Technology, Sligo and is a research associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA). Hilary Tovey is a senior lecturer in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, and a fellow of TCD. Mary P. Corcoran is a lecturer at NUI Maynooth and is a research associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA).

Table of Contents

Part I Sociology in Ireland Introduction Chapter 1: Sociology and Modernity Chapter 2: Irish Sociology Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Irish Development Chapter 4: The Modernising State Chapter 5: Civil Society: Community and Citizenship Part II Irish Society Introduction Chapter 6: Population & Migration Chapter 7: Inequality, Poverty & Class Chapter 8: Education Chapter 9: Gender, Sexuality and the Family Chapter 10: The Body, Health & Illness Chapter 11: Crime & Deviance Part III Cultural Change Introduction Chapter 12: One Nation, One Culture? Chapter 13: The Culture of Everyday Life Chapter 14: Religion Chapter 15: Media Chapter 16: New Social Movements Part IV A Post-Modern Society Introduction Chapter 17: Consumption Chapter 18: Environmentalism Chapter 19: Ireland Goes Global?

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A Sociology of Ireland by Hilary Tovey
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