Sociology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

by Paul Oliver

A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The text is split into four parts, with an emphasis throughout on understanding and treating all concepts with clarity and precision. The first part covers theoretical issues including research methods. Part two looks at the social environment, including urbanization, work, politics, religion and the mass media. The final two parts examine global society and the position of the individual.It is structured to mirror the way Sociology is taught on many A Level and university courses with each chapter covering a key introductory area. By the end you'll have a clear understanding of the essential principles of sociology.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 29, 2015

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Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

My dad found this at a community library and I decided to give it a read. I took a course in sociology so all the content was familiar. I thought this read was an appropriate introduction to Sociology, however, I do note the amount of personal anecdotes and opinions. I would have loved to see internal citations regarding the book's content, as I couldn’t tell whether it was creative writing or fact—an easy read to understand basic sociology.

[Rees Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

This sociology book details company and organizational arrangements in society.

It basically talks through about 10 different societal issues and goes in-depth about them.

The book is titled "An introduction to sociology" and I'll be honest, that's exactly what this book does.

A great read for anybody interested in social science.

[NarniaGirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Received free through GoodReads First Reads - thank you.

Although this book covers a wide number of topics it's easy to get into as it's not massive blocks of texts one after the other. Instead the book in broken up with quotes, Case Studies, Key Ideas, Dig Deeper, and Did You Know sections. I found the Test Your Knowledge sections at the end of each chapter very useful.

Excellent title which I'll be passing onto my niece due to start university next year.

[Alexis Kaye]

Interesting and informative. Will definitely be looking in to more books and topics in the series.