The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors Bios
Introduction
Part I Introduction
	Chapter 1 Classical Sociological Theory
		Defining “The Classical”
		Continuity and Change in Evaluating “The Classical”
		The French Mode of Classical Theorizing
		Scotland’s Classical Contributions
		Auguste Comte Invents “Sociologie”
		The Lasting Classical Voices
		References
	Chapter 2 Contemporary Social Theory
		Period 1: Positivism, Functionalism, and Its Others
		Period 2: Conflict, Culture, Language, and Identity
		Period 3: Return to the Real
		References
	Chapter 3 Quantitative Methods
		Introduction
		History and Philosophy
		Quantitative Research Goals
		Measurement
		Generalization
		Causation
		Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 4 Qualitative Methods
		References
Part II Basic Topics
	Chapter 5 Action, Interaction, and Groups
		Meaning and Emotion in Social Interaction
		Empirical Tests of the Control Theories
		Multiple Identities
		Social Structural Influences on Meaning
		Group Processes and the Development of Meaning
		Future Potential for Linkage
		References
	Chapter 6 Social Network Analysis
		Introduction
		Whole Networks, Ego-Nets, and Two-Mode Networks
		Network Properties and Measures
		Statistical and Mixed Method Approaches
		References
	Chapter 7 Culturalizing Sociology
		Overview
		A Brief History
		From Cultural Sociology to Culturalized Sociology
		Culturalizing Sociological Theory
		Conclusions
		Note
		References
	Chapter 8 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities
		What Is Deviance?
		Some Contemporary Debates
		Enter Durkheim
		Implications of Durkheim’s Ideas
		Deviance and Social Control
		Moral Entrepreneurship
		Moral Panics
		Deviance, Change, and Stability1
		Politics and Deviance
		Political Deviance versus Political Justice
		Political Trials and Judging Deviants
		Criminals as Heroes and Political Criminals
		Power and Morality in Regular Deviance
		Two Illustrations for Understanding Deviance Within Processes of Change and Stability
		Cultural Criminology
		Conclusions
		Note
		References
	Chapter 9 Criminology
		Introduction
		The Making of Law
		The Breaking of Law
		Single-Factor Reductionism
		Systemic Reductionism
		Multidisciplinary Approaches
		Interdisciplinary Explanations
		Society’s Reaction to Law Breaking
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10 Critical Sexualities Studies: Moving On
		Obdurate Features of Critical Sexualities Studies (CSS)
		The Emergence of CSS: Four Moments
		Complex Global Sexualities in the New Millennium
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States
		Introduction
		Critical Analysis of Mainstream Race and Ethnicity Theories
		Contemporary Critical Race Scholarship
		Resistance
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 12 Families
		Key Changes in Family Patterns
		Changes in Daily Lives: Family, Work, and Parenting
		The Future of the Family
		New Frontiers
		References
	Chapter 13 Sociology of Education
		Recent Trends: Race, Class, and Gender
		Policy Developments, School Choice, and School Organization
		Schools and Inequality in Context
		Emerging Issues
		Recent Sociological Insights on Higher Education
		Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 14 Sociology of Religion
		Globalizing Religion
		Rethinking Micro-Level Secularization
		Religion and Social Movements
		Religion’s Influence on Individuals
		Economic Outcomes
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 15 Medicine and Health
		Parsons and the Role of Theory
		The Post-Parsons Era (1952–1969)
		The Period of Maturity (1970–2000)
		The Present (2000–2020)
		Future Directions
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 16 Urbanization
		Theories of Urbanization
		Urbanization and Suburbanization
		Megalopolis, Exurbia, Multinucleated Metropolitan Region, Crisis Driven Urbanization
		Urbanization in Less-Developed Countries
		Contemporary Urbanization Trends: Mega-Cities and Global Cities
		References
	Chapter 17 Environmental Sociology
		Introduction
		From Constructivism and Realism to Agnosticism and Pragmatism
		Anthropogenic Causes of Environmental Problems
		Social Impacts of Environmental Problems
		The Way Forward: Solutions
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 18 Social Movements, Protest, and Practices of Social Change
		The Actor: What Is a Social Movement?
		The Action: What Do Movements Do?
		Strategic Practices: How Do Movements Seek Social Change?
		Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 19 War and Society
		Born or Bred for War?
		The Universality of War
		Why War?
		What War Feels Like
		Where Do Warriors Come From?
		The Progress of War
		Conquest, Genocide, and Armageddon
		How Wars Build
		An Unseen Global War in the Twenty-first Century?
		References
	Chapter 20 Immigration
		The Origins of Immigration
		Immigrant Assimilation and Integration
		Implications of Immigration on Race Relations and Identity
		Immigration Control: Mechanisms of Inclusion and Exclusion
		Changes in Immigrant Receiving Societies
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 21 The Sociology of Consumption
		Historical Context
		Theoretical Perspectives
		Consumption, Culture, and Society
		Objects of Consumption
		Subjects of Consumption
		Places and Spaces of Consumption
		Money, Credit, and Debt
		Food
		Politics of Consumption
		Collaborative Consumption, Prosumption, and the Sharing Economy
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 22 Digital Technology, Social Media, and Techno-Social Life
		Introduction
		Understanding the “Techno”
		Understanding the “Social”
		The Growth of a Participatory Culture
		Features of Mediated Digital Environments
		Key Issues and Impacts
		Being Plugged In … To Society
		References
	Chapter 23 Contemporary Feminist Theory
		Second-Wave Feminisms
		Feminist Theories of Gender and Compulsory Heterosexuality
		Intersectionality
		Transnational and Decolonial Feminisms
		Transgender Theory
		Feminist Feelings
		Feminism After Humanism
		Feminist Theory as an Expanding Field
		References
Part III Cutting Edge Issues
	Chapter 24 Big Data for Sociological Research
		Introduction
		What Is Big Data?
		Digitalized Life
		Digital Trace Data
		Digital Life
		Digital Instrumentation
		Opportunities
		Vulnerabilities
		Research Ethics
		Future Trends
		References
	Chapter 25 Toward a Sociology of Debt
		Introduction
		Debt as Sin
		Debt as Risk
		Debt as Power
		Debt and Social Change
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgment
		References
	Chapter 26 Sociology of Sport
		Introduction
		Sociology of Sport: Origins
		The Sociology of Sport in the United States/North America
		The Sociological Study of Sport in the United Kingdom
		The Sociology of Sport at 50
		Whither the Sociological Study of Sport?: An Integrated Future for Ongoing Work2
		Public Intellectuals and Active Scholars: Entering and Reshaping Sporting Discourse and Practice
		References
	Chapter 27 From Fordism to Brexit and Trump: Is Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise?
		From Market Liberalism to Social Liberalism
		Returning with a Vengeance: Neoliberal Market Fundamentalism
		Neoliberal Legitimation Crisis: Crony Capitalism and American Decline
		Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Brexit: Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise?
		Conclusion: Democracy or Authoritarianism?
		Notes
		References
Index
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