by Anthony Giddens · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780155820012
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«Sociology: A Brief but Critical Introduction» is Anthony Giddens's critical introduction to sociology, published by Harcourt College Pub in paperback.
A brief and direct introduction to sociology, aimed at both the general reader and the student. Giddens reviews class division, the modern state, urban life, family and gender, and capitalism in the world system, integrating social theory and empirical research.
Second revised edition of 1987, under the general editorship of Robert K. Merton, and includes an index.
Suitable for university students of social sciences and also for readers without prior training seeking a clear and critical introduction to sociology.
Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most cited author of books in the humanities. He has academic appointments in approximately twenty different universities throughout the world and has received numerous honorary degrees.
