Sociology

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition of a best-selling introductory reader in sociology offers a comprehensive yet challenging set of readings for first-time students. Emphasizing readability and liveliness, it includes contributions from newspapers, weekly periodicals, and extracts from academic journals and books. Designed as a companion to the fourth edition of Giddens' Sociology, it can also be used independently or alongside other textbooks. The book maintains the distinctive comparative approach pioneered by Sociology, highlighting the impact of globalizing trends on social life. Readings cover a range of topics, from face-to-face interactions to large-scale global systems. New selections address contemporary issues such as the internet, the information revolution, poverty, social exclusion, and ecological challenges. Each section is preceded by a summary to aid comprehension, and the introductory material has been written or updated by Anthony Giddens. The result is a text that is both wide-ranging and exceptionally easy to follow. This resource is essential for anyone seeking to understand the scope of sociological thought today.