Sociology by Steve Bruce
From politics to education, work, crime, and religion this Very Short Introduction discusses some of the core considerations of contemporary sociologists. Exploring the tension between the individual's place in society and society's role in shaping the individual, it demonstrates the value of sociology for understanding the modern world.
Steve Bruce is the perfect guide: he knows the field, he knows whats important, and he knows how to tell a storyThe result is a rarity: a page-turner about sociology. * David Voas, University College London *
Wise, informative, and entertaining. Everyone new to the subject should start here. * Professor Gordon Marshall FBA, The Leverhulme Trust *
Wise, informative, and entertaining. Everyone new to the subject should start here. * Professor Gordon Marshall FBA, The Leverhulme Trust *
Steve Bruce is an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. He taught at The Queen's University, Belfast, from 1978 to 1991 and since 2001 he has been Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. In 2003 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy and in 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Steve Bruce is the author of a number of books, including Secular Beats Spiritual (OUP, 2017), Bryan Wilson's Religion in Secular Society: Fifty Years On (OUP 2016), and Scottish Gods: Religion in Modern Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2014).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198822967 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198822960 |
| Title | Sociology |
| Author | Steve Bruce |
| Series | Very Short Introductions |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2018-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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