A Dictionary of Sociology

by John P. Scott

Book Overview

Wideranging and authoritative, this bestselling sociology dictionary is the most informative of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, under the editorship of Gordon Marshall and John Scott, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. With terms taken from sociology and the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science, it provides widespread coverage of all aspects of sociology, from adaptation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199533008
• ISBN13: 9780199533008
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.6" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Great reference book

I had to buy this book for my Sociology class. After receiving it and browsing through it, I found some of the information in it very interesting. Now I am happy to have it in my collection and will be using it long after the class is done.