The Contemporary British Society ReaderISBN: 978-0-7456-2262-0
Hardcover
376 pages
February 2001, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Thematically organized, the volume gives wide coverage to a
range of key topics in sociology, including globalization, class
and inequality, gender, ethnicity, the media, leisure and
consumption. It also provides students with an interesting
introduction to a variety of social science research methods, from
ethnographies and in-depth interviews to observation and surveys.
Most of the chapters are based on recent empirical research, and
therefore capture in detail some of the more distinctive features
of life in Britain at the turn of the millennium.
Read alone, or in conjunction with the third edition of the best-selling textbook, Contemporary British Society, this book provides the newcomer to sociology with a fascinating introduction to social life in Britain and a taste of the excitement and complexity of original research and analysis.