The Promise of Sociology: The Classical Tradition and Contemporary Sociological Thinking

by Rob Beamish

Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. Both students and instructors will find in these pages a fresh and original approach to teaching sociology. Beamish begins by providing a sociological profile of today's students, juxtaposing their collective biography against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442601876
• ISBN13: 9781442601871
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.9"