Anthony Giddens - Essential Concepts in Sociology

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2 Title Page Essential Concepts in Sociology Third Edition ANTHONY GIDDENS & PHILIP W. SUTTON polity

3 Copyright Copyright © Anthony Giddens & Philip W. Sutton 2021 The right of Anthony Giddens & Philip W. Sutton to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First edition published in 2014 by Polity Press This third edition first published in 2021 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 13: 978-1-5095-4809-5 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Giddens, Anthony, author. | Sutton, Philip W., author. Title: Essential concepts in sociology / Anthony Giddens & Philip W. Sutton. Description: Third Edition. | Medford : Polity Press, 2021. | Revised edition of the author’s Essential concepts in sociology, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Succinct guide to the core ideas that shape our understanding of the social world”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2021000856 (print) | LCCN 2021000857 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509548088 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509548095 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509548101 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Sociology. Classification: LCC HM585 .G51973 2021(print) | LCC HM585(ebook) | DDC 301--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021000856 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021000857 The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

4 Introduction Introduction Sociology has its origin in the nineteenth century, but it is a discipline that must move and change with the times or risk becoming irrelevant. This is because our object of study, the social life we all live and make together, is itself in a continuous process of change. Conflicts and wars, new patterns of migration, multiculturalism, increasingly fluid gender relations, a digital revolution in communications, financial crises, global health pandemics and terrorism are just some of the phenomena that sociologists investigate and seek to understand. Given this diverse range of subjects, it is not surprising that sociology is theoretically diverse and uses a broad array of research methods to help us make sense of the human world. This is the inevitable outcome of attempts to understand and explain our globalizing world, but it also follows that our familiar and comfortable concepts always need to be reassessed and new ones created where necessary. This book includes what we think is a productive mixture of both long-established and more recent concepts. Concept Development in Sociology The Essential Concepts Using this Book

5 Theme 1 Thinking SociologicallyDigital Revolution Globalization Modernity Postcolonialism Postmodernity Rationalization Society

6 Theme 2 Doing SociologyIdeal Type Qualitative/Quantitative Methods Realism Reflexivity Science Social Constructionism Structure/Agency

7 Theme 3 Environment and UrbanismAlienation Environment Industrialization Migration Risk Sustainable Development Urbanism

8 Theme 4 Structures of SocietyBureaucracy Capitalism Consumerism Division of Labour Education Organization Religion

9 Theme 5 Unequal Life ChancesClass Gender Intersectionality Patriarchy Poverty Race and Ethnicity Social Mobility Status

10 Theme 6 Relationships and the Life CourseCommunity Family Life Course Network Sexuality Socialization

11 Theme 7 Interaction and CommunicationCulture Discourse Identity Ideology Interaction Media Public Sphere

12 Theme 8 Health, Illness and the BodyBiomedicine Medicalization Sick Role Social Model of Disability Social Self

13 Theme 9 Crime and Social ControlAnomie Deviance Labelling Moral Panic Social Control Stigma

14 Theme 10 Political SociologyAuthority Citizenship Civil Society Conflict Democracy Nation State Power Social Movement

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16 End User License Agreement

1 Cover

2 Table of Contents

3 Title Page

4 Copyright

5 Introduction

6 Begin Reading

7 Index

8 End User License Agreement

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