Anthony Giddens is the former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Life Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge, and a member of the House of Lords, UK. He is a very influential sociologist and social theorist, and his many books include The Third Way and The Consequences of Modernity.
Philip W. Sutton is an independent researcher formerly of the University of Leeds and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology can never stand still. As a result, sociology today is a theoretically diverse enterprise, covering a huge range of subjects and drawing on a broad array of research methods. Central to this endeavour is the use of core concepts and ideas which allow sociologists to make sense of societies, though our understanding of these concepts necessarily evolves and changes.
This clear and jargon-free book introduces a careful selection of essential concepts that have helped to shape sociology and others that continue to do so. Going beyond brief, dictionary-style definitions, Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton provide an extended discussion of each concept which sets it in historical and theoretical context, explores its main meanings in use, introduces relevant criticisms, and points readers to its ongoing development in contemporary research and theorizing.
Organized in ten thematic sections, the book offers a portrait of sociology through its essential concepts, ranging from capitalism, identity and deviance to globalization, the environment and intersectionality. It will be essential reading for all those new to sociology as well as anyone seeking a reliable route map for a rapidly changing world.
發表於2025-01-29
Essential Concepts in Sociology (2nd Edition) 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
因為對話語霸權的警惕、讀者對西方造詞的陌生,我覺得應該將每個關鍵概念進行語源學分析。這樣纔能讓學生更好地瞭解社會學概念。 第二,我想將其它學科中類似的社會學現象或方法,通過聯想的方式,為學生提個詞而已。 第三,政府討厭社會學傢,他們如同烏鴉。但社會問題是不是...
評分【作者按】:以下文字,是附在書後的譯後記,對本書的翻譯過程和麯摺經曆,做瞭一些基本情況交待,供讀者批評及參考。 於我而言,翻譯是一件“剛剛好”的工作。憋論文,需絞盡腦汁、坐立不安,開足CPU馬力,散熱風扇開到最大,滿負荷運轉,纔能輸齣片言隻語,堅持半天,換來的...
評分【作者按】:以下文字,是附在書後的譯後記,對本書的翻譯過程和麯摺經曆,做瞭一些基本情況交待,供讀者批評及參考。 於我而言,翻譯是一件“剛剛好”的工作。憋論文,需絞盡腦汁、坐立不安,開足CPU馬力,散熱風扇開到最大,滿負荷運轉,纔能輸齣片言隻語,堅持半天,換來的...
評分讀此書的訣竅:觀其大義。 著作等身的吉登斯,特彆注重在時空中解剖某一概念,然後介紹瞭最新的學術研究,讓我們有很強烈的“前沿感”。經典嗬。 我們要注意到,對“操作定義”的用詞與行文越簡單明瞭越好,便於更多的學者或大眾來討論。把事實和觀念說清楚。 因為原詞是照英文...
評分讀此書的訣竅:觀其大義。 著作等身的吉登斯,特彆注重在時空中解剖某一概念,然後介紹瞭最新的學術研究,讓我們有很強烈的“前沿感”。經典嗬。 我們要注意到,對“操作定義”的用詞與行文越簡單明瞭越好,便於更多的學者或大眾來討論。把事實和觀念說清楚。 因為原詞是照英文...
圖書標籤: 社會學 Anthony.Giddens 通識類 安東尼·吉登斯 吉登斯 MCC
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評分結構清晰,可以作為社會學導論進行閱讀,也可以作為社會學專題閱讀的基礎說明與索引。以working definition, origins of the concept, meaning and interpretation, critical points, continuing relevance的思路梳理概念的內涵,附以references and further reading。
評分挺好的工具書。解釋概念,解釋詞語的曆史,還有相關的著作,最近的一些討論。但是為啥沒有收錄“後殖民”?
評分結構清晰,可以作為社會學導論進行閱讀,也可以作為社會學專題閱讀的基礎說明與索引。以working definition, origins of the concept, meaning and interpretation, critical points, continuing relevance的思路梳理概念的內涵,附以references and further reading。
Essential Concepts in Sociology (2nd Edition) 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載