{"product_id":"wiley-bwell-comp-to-sociology-isbn-9781119429357","title":"Wiley Bwell Comp to Sociology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative survey of the major topics, current and emerging trends, and contemporary issues in the study of human social relationships and institutions. A collection of contributions from globally-recognized scholars and experts explore the theoretical and methodological foundations of sociology, new and established debates, and the most current research in the field. Broad in scope, this book covers a multitude of topics ranging from crime, urbanization, sexuality, and education to new questions surrounding big data, authoritarian capitalism, and the rise of nationalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the first edition of the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e was published, new developments have emerged and new problems have been created such as the omnipresence of social media, political and institutional upheaval, and the global refugee and immigration crises. This revised and updated second edition describes and explains social changes that have occurred in the past several years, both within the field of sociology and society as a whole. Previous material has been updated to reflect current research, while eleven new chapters address topics including feminist theory, debt and social change, and armed conflict and war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for academics and graduate students, researchers, scholars, and educators in the discipline of sociology and allied fields such as anthropology, human geography, political science, and psychology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors Bios vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Ritzer and Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Classical Sociological Theory 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Sica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Contemporary Social Theory 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Stepnisky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Quantitative Methods 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussell K. Schutt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Qualitative Methods 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchell Duneier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Basic Topics 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Action, Interaction, and Groups 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith]Lovin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Social Network Analysis 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Crossley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Culturalizing Sociology 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Grindstaff and Ming]Cheng M. Lo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNachman Ben]Yehuda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Criminology 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles F. Wellford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Critical Sexualities Studies: Moving On 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Plummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittany C. Slatton and Joe R. Feagin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Families 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedora W. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sociology of Education 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph J. Merry and Maria Paino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Sociology of Religion 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert D. Woodberry, Christian Smith, and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher P. Scheitle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Medicine and Health 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Urbanization 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Fox Gotham and Arianna J. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Environmental Sociology 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard York and Riley E. Dunlap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Social Movements, Protest, and Practices of Social Change 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Gillan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 War and Society 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiguel A. Centeno and Vicki Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Immigration 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoriko Matsumoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Sociology of Consumption 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Digital Technology, Social Media, and Techno]Social Life 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Chayko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Contemporary Feminist Theory 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle Meagher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Cutting Edge Issues 417\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Big Data for Sociological Research 419\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason Radford and David Lazer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Toward a Sociology of Debt 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendy Wiedenhoft Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Sociology of Sport 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Tomlinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 From Fordism to Brexit and Trump: Is Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise? 477 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Antonio and Alessandro Bonanno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE RITZER\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA and was named a Distinguished-Scholar Teacher there. He is editor of the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/i\u003e (9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e ed., 2018), \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd ed., 2007), and coauthor with Paul Dean of \u003ci\u003eGlobalization: The Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e (2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e ed, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWENDY WIEDENHOFT MURPHY\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at John Carroll University, USA. She is author of \u003ci\u003eConsumer Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and co-author with George Ritzer of \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Sociology,\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd ed., 2018) and focuses primarily on sociological theory, environmental sociology, and the sociology of consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative survey of the major topics, current and emerging trends, and contemporary issues in the study of human social relationships and institutions. A collection of contributions from globally-recognized scholars and experts explore the theoretical and methodological foundations of sociology, new and established debates, and the most current research in the field. Broad in scope, this book covers a multitude of topics ranging from crime, urbanization, sexuality, and education to new questions surrounding big data, authoritarian capitalism, and the rise of nationalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the first edition of the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e was published, new developments have emerged and new problems have been created such as the omnipresence of social media, political and institutional upheaval, and the global refugee and immigration crises. This revised and updated second edition describes and explains social changes that have occurred in the past several years, both within the field of sociology and society as a whole. 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