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Being Sociological

Being Sociological

by Dr Steve Matthewman (Editor), Dr Catherine Lane West - Newman (Editor), ProfessorBruceCurtis (Editor)

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Synopsis

Introducing students to the subject of sociology can be a daunting task - one not always helped by the often-uninspiring textbooks available for teaching at this level. Many lecturers face the challenge of coaxing students to look afresh at a world they think they know, of encouraging them to see-beyond their own experience and to think critically. Being Sociological is a concise and original thematic introduction to sociology that will help lecturers inspire their students and act as a springboard into the wider literature. Organized around twenty ways of existing and acting in the world, such as 'seeing', 'believing', 'educating', 'doing', it covers all the key areas of study required at first year and equips students for seeing the world through sociological eyes.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 09 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0230005233
ISBN 13: 9780230005235
Book Overview: Dave Bedggood, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Ravi A. Palat, Associate Professor, Sociology, Binghamton University, US Ivanica Vodanovich, Honorary Research Fellow of the Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Chris Brickell, Lecturer in Gender and Women's Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand Michael Stevens, Chair of the AIDS Foundation and Graduate Student in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Martin Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Disability Studies, Massey University, New Zealand Tracey McIntosh, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Michael Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Aaron Norgrove, Graduate Student in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Rhonda Shaw, Lecturer in Sociology/Social Policy, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Doug Hoey, Graduate Student in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand Ian Carter, Professor in Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Media Reviews
'I generally find introductory texts rather bland and uninspiring, but not in this instance. Overall I think the editors and their contributors have succeeded in delivering a text that offers an original and interesting approach to the difficult task of introducing sociology to students' - Professor Barry Smart, School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK 'The writing is remarkably coherent for a multi-authored book [and] the style is accessible to students new to sociology. I like it. The book is interesting to read - never boring.' - Professor Kenneth Roberts, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool, UK 'This is a refreshing 'take' on the subject and provides the strongest claim to originality competitive market.' - David Pearson, Reader in Sociology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Author Bio
STEVE MATTHEWMAN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an established writer and teacher in Sociology, with specific interests in science and technology, social theory, cultural studies and modernity and its discontents. His most recent publication, with Bell, is Cultural Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand: Identity, Space and Place (Oxford University Press, 2004). CATHERINE LANE WEST-NEWMAN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is the author of a number of book chapters and articles in the field of sociological studies, with specific interests in the connections between law and social justice, the sociology of emotions and visual culture. BRUCE CURTIS is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His particular research interests include work, technology and careers. He is the editor of Gambling in New Zealand (2002).