Books in the Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology series

Contains key selections by major researchers on the everyday aspects of growing older. Breaks down stereotypes and provides a more accurate, positive view of the elderly. Lively examples drawn from both qualitative and quantitative research. 28 essays are divided into eight thematic parts for ease in learning and teaching.

A collection of readings for students undertaking any kind of social science inquiry. Editor Darin Weinberg has selected articles first and foremost for their conceptual accessibility and provides editorial introductions for students being introduced to research methods for the first time.

An anthology that contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban studies. It brings together 20 of the most important classic and contemporary readings on cities and society. It provides coverage of various trends, theoretical perspectives, and policy issues.

Self and Society explores the ways in which society, culture, and history affect how we define our experiences and ourselves. This reader contains 24 essays divided into four topical sections: the social construction of reality, sociology of thought and emotions, the self in social context, and interaction and inequality.

* Contains over 30 essays by leading scholars on the most relevant and engaging issues within the sociology of sex and gender. * Covers gender and sex theory, identity, childhood and adolescent sexuality, the objectification of women, religion, leisure and recreation, and politics.

This text reflects contemporary thought in the field of economic sociology. Covering economic action, capitalist states, globalizing markets and the interactions between economy and culture, it constructs an overview of sociology's contributions to our understanding of economic life.

A collection of readings divided into five sections treating the most prominent ideas in the field of cultural sociology, examining different perspectives on meaning-making (cultural repertoires, cultural production, and cultural frameworks), and discussing cultural innovation and social change.

This authoritative and innovative reader collects twenty--seven articles that are essential for a thorough, comparative and theoretically--informed approach to the study of race and ethnicity. Collects together 27 of the most important classic and contemporary readings on race and ethnicity.

aeo Contains key selections by major researchers on the everyday aspects of growing older. aeo Breaks down stereotypes and provides a more accurate, positive view of the elderly. aeo Lively examples drawn from both qualitative and quantitative research. aeo 28 essays are divided into eight thematic parts for ease in learning and teaching.

* A Demonstrates links between how culture is produced and consumed. A Covers wide range of examples found in popular culture. A Adopts a cross--disciplinary approach. A Includes both classic and contemporary essays as well as new articles written especially for this volume. .

* Contains 17 essays representing the finest classic and contemporary readings on qualitative research methods. * Includes general introduction to both the field and the essays contained in the volume. * Ideal for students being introduced to qualitative methods for the first time, and as a resource for scholars. .

This volume contains 32 essays on the sociology of sex and gender, that reflect differences in race, gender and class and demonstrate how different social groups experience different sets of social norms. Topics include gender and sex theory, identity and childhood and adolescent sexuality.

These articles, over thirty in total, reflect the best and latest thought in the exciting field of economic sociology. Beginning with the foundation of Smith, Marx, Engels and Polanyi, the volume gathers some of the best writings by economic sociologists that consider national and world economies as both products and influences of society.

This distinctive anthology contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban studies. The expert and well-known scholars who have written these essays cover central topics that have evolved over the past 25 years.

* Carefully excerpted samples from both classic and contemporary writings in development literature. * Short, insightful introductions for each section of the book. * A useful general introduction for undergraduate, graduate, and non-- specialist audiences. .