The Sociology Book

Why groups behave as they do is explained through more than eighty sociological theories and the people who proposed them. The Sociology Book covers Marx, Comte, Weber, Durkheim, Butler and many others, setting each thinker's contribution against the questions they were trying to answer. Chapters take in culture, identity, inequality, globalisation, urban life, institutions and social change. The house format breaks dense theory into short explanations with graphics, timelines and worked examples, so the material stays usable without stripping out its substance. A closer look: • Over eighty theories summarised with context and examples • Thinkers including Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Comte and Butler • Topics from identity and inequality through to globalisation • Hardcover reference layout with graphics and timelines Written for sociology students, educators and general readers, published by DK and available from Boipoka.