Books by Nicholas (University of Lancaster) Abercrombie

"Should anything and everything be bought and sold?"--

Television and Society is a textbook designed to introduce students to the role of television in contemporary society. It explores the structure of the television text, the way in which that text is produced and the way it is consumed. The first section deals with the analysis of television programmes as texts.

aeo Completely re--written third edition of an established and well--known textbook. aeo Comprehensive and up--to--date coverage of the social structure of contemporary British society. aeo Clear, jargon--free and approachable style. aeo Attractive and varied presentation. aeo Cross--referenced to accompanying new Reader.

Sociology is the intellectual discipline that seeks to provide answers to those questions by the deployment of argument and evidence. In doing so it will often question basic assumptions that we all make about our social world and therefore has the capacity to upset settled or conventional opinions.