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Appropriate for Introductory Sociology courses. Whilst retaining the successful features of its predecessor, this fully updated new edition has been thoroughly redesigned to be both more appealing and accessible to the reader. The text covers all the major topics within introductory sociology in a way that is relevant to students' lives. *Covers all the key areas of introductory sociology courses. *Chapter on Health and Illness (Chap. 9)-a fast growing area within sociology, social policy and within nursing and allied health. *Increased number of case studies on contemporary sociological issues to bring the content to life-The Kray Twins: Local Heroes?; The Death of Diana; McDonalds, From Cookery to Sexual Liberation, Racism, Discrimination and the Criminal Justice System; Royal Attitudes to Marriage and Divorce; Bungee Jumping Granny, Aged 78; and many more. *Substantial revision of the chapters on politics, race, the family to take into account recent developments in these fields and introduction of more material on post modernism within the theory chapter. *Completely redesigned text, 2-colour layout illustrated with cartoons, photos, graphs and tables to make reading more acces
| ISBN-13 | 9780582369436 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0582369436 |
| Weight | 3.24 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.09 x 1.89 x 9.41 In |
| List Price | $72.50 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 856 pages |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall |
| Published On | 1999-11-01 |
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