Sociology

Fourth Edition

James Fulcher and John Scott

• Deals clearly with the complexity of sociological issues; students working through the chapters will develop the skills to understand and debate these issues.
• Demonstrates the common themes that cut across different areas of the subject; each chapter encourages students to view social issues from a range of different perspectives.
• Features "Global boxes" and international examples throughout the text, but also examines local responses, providing a strong 'local-global' balance.
• Includes more than 100 color photos.
• "Workshops" consolidate the end-of-chapter material.
• "Media Watch" stories examine articles from the media and relate them back to the core chapter issues.
• Useful hints and cross-references help to build connections.
• New "Concepts and Theories" section in each chapter introduces each topic.
• Greater coverage of feminist theories and post-modern theories.
• More attention to global perspectives, with a diverse selection of global examples.
• Greater integration of new technologies with increased coverage of online identities, cyber ethnography, and the digital world throughout the text.
• Discussion of the relationship between social networking sites and the media.
• New developments on education, with a new section on disability.
• A discussion of sharia law.
• Analysis of the current crisis of capitalism and the state's response to it.
• New material on sex work and AIDS.
• New material on the sociology of sport.

Sociology

Fourth Edition

James Fulcher and John Scott

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Sociology

Fourth Edition

James Fulcher and John Scott

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Sociology

Fourth Edition

James Fulcher and John Scott

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