Theories and Concepts: Self-Study and Teacher’s Guide

by Michael Haralambos

Sociology in Theories and Concepts Self-Study and Teacher Guide provides a series of questions and suggested answers for each of the topics in the student book. It includes an evaluation of each theory and concept and, where appropriate, a short biography of major sociologists. Sociology in Theories and Concepts is a fresh and exciting publication based on styles from graphic novels and comics. The Self-Study and Teacher Guide provides a series of questions and suggested answers for each of the topics in the student book. These can be used for individual work, group work or class discussions, for homework or for self study. The Guide also includes an evaluation of each theory and concept and, where appropriate, a short biography of major sociologists. Contents
1. Culture
2. Social control
3. Marxism
4. Alienation
5. Emile Durkheim
6. Anomie
7. Functionalism
8. Functions of religion
9. Max Weber
10. Rational action
11. Stratification
12. The Chicago School
13. Symbolic interactionism
14. Interaction processes
15. Acting the part
16. Ethnomethodology
17. Phenomenology
18. Feminism
19. Gender
20. Michel Foucault
21. Pierre Bourdieu
22. Postmodern society
23. Late modernity
24. The second modernity
25. Liquid modernity
26. Globalisation
27. The network society
28. The reinvention society
29. Common sense
30. References A companion book, Sociology in Theories and Concepts Self-Study and Teacher’s Guide, is also available.

46 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2013