Foundations of sociology : towards a better understanding of the human world /
Jenkins, Richard,
Foundations of sociology : towards a better understanding of the human world / Richard Jenkins. - S.l. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. - 1 online resource
This book argues that the foundations of sociology - key concepts which are necessary to all sociology, from whatever perspective - have become taken-for-granted and require re-assessment. Focusing on society, culture, the individual, and collectivity, the author builds a powerful case for an overhaul of these basic concepts, offering a unified model of the subject matter of sociology as 'the human world' - understood as individual, interactional and institutional orders - which is part of the 'natural world'. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this is a powerful restatement of the value of sociological sense as a necessary critique of common sense, and its relevance to an audience far beyond academia.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781137179890 (ebook)
Society
Foundations of sociology : towards a better understanding of the human world / Richard Jenkins. - S.l. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. - 1 online resource
This book argues that the foundations of sociology - key concepts which are necessary to all sociology, from whatever perspective - have become taken-for-granted and require re-assessment. Focusing on society, culture, the individual, and collectivity, the author builds a powerful case for an overhaul of these basic concepts, offering a unified model of the subject matter of sociology as 'the human world' - understood as individual, interactional and institutional orders - which is part of the 'natural world'. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this is a powerful restatement of the value of sociological sense as a necessary critique of common sense, and its relevance to an audience far beyond academia.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781137179890 (ebook)
Society