Global sociology

Cohen, Robin 1944- (Author). Kennedy, Paul M., 1945- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781479800766 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1479800767 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxxii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Illustrations -- Maps -- Figures -- Boxes -- Tables -- Global thinkers -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction to the third edition -- Interpretations -- The making of global sociology -- Thinking globally -- Modernity and the evolution of world society -- Work, production and finance -- Political sociology: changing nation-states -- Divisions and inequalities -- Global inequalities: the victims -- Class, income and wealth -- Gender and sexualities -- Race, ethnicity and intersectionality -- Corporate power and social responsibility -- Crime, terrorism and violence -- Experiences -- Population and migration -- Globalization, families and social change -- Consuming culture -- Lifestyle and leisure -- Media and the digital age -- Global religion -- Urban life -- Dynamics and challenges * -- Global civil society and political activism -- Towards an environmentally safe world -- Identities and belonging -- Conclusion: global uncertainties and ways forward -- References -- Index.