The second edition of a ground-breaking text, Global Sociology will be compulsory for introductory sociology courses taking truly global perspective. Extensively updated, this new edition also includes three wholly new chapters on Health and the Body, Sport and Lifestyle and Global Religions, and substantial further pedagogical features.
'The first edition of this book was a truly path-breaking venture in the history of sociology textbooks. This second edition retains all of the qualities of the first and is an even more impressive, stimulating, and not least, very readable work.' - Professor Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen, UK
'As far as I am aware it remains the only sociological text that examines contemporary social issues in a truly global manner as well as being accessible to first level university students. The new features and additions, in general, enhance the accessibility and readability of the text. Global Sociology remains a unique text, and I have no hesitation in prescribing it as essential reading for students.' - Vaughan Higgins, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University, Australia
Introduction
PART ONE: INTERPRETATIONS
The Making of Global Sociology
Thinking Globally
Modernity and the Evolution of World Society
The Changing World of Work
Nationhood and Nation-States
PART TWO: DIVISIONS
Social Inequalities: Gender, Race and Class
Corporate Power and Social Responsibility
Uneven Development: The Victims
Crime, Drugs and Terrorism: Failures of Global Control
Population and Migration
Health and the Body
PART THREE: EXPERIENCES
Tourism: Social and Cultural Effects
Consuming Culture
Media and the Information Age
Sport and Lifestyle
Global Religions
PART FOUR: DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES
Urban Life
Global Civil Society
Challenging a Gendered World
Towards a Sustainable Future: The Green Movement
Identities and Belonging
Contested Futures
References
Acknowledgements and Permissions
ROBIN COHEN is Professorial Fellow at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK.
PAUL KENNEDY is Reader in Sociology and Global Studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Recent research interests include work on transnational professionals, especially architects, and social networks and life course changes among young educated continental Europeans working in Manchester.
Description
The second edition of a ground-breaking text, Global Sociology will be compulsory for introductory sociology courses taking truly global perspective. Extensively updated, this new edition also includes three wholly new chapters on Health and the Body, Sport and Lifestyle and Global Religions, and substantial further pedagogical features.
Reviews
'The first edition of this book was a truly path-breaking venture in the history of sociology textbooks. This second edition retains all of the qualities of the first and is an even more impressive, stimulating, and not least, very readable work.' - Professor Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen, UK
'As far as I am aware it remains the only sociological text that examines contemporary social issues in a truly global manner as well as being accessible to first level university students. The new features and additions, in general, enhance the accessibility and readability of the text. Global Sociology remains a unique text, and I have no hesitation in prescribing it as essential reading for students.' - Vaughan Higgins, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University, Australia
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE: INTERPRETATIONS
The Making of Global Sociology
Thinking Globally
Modernity and the Evolution of World Society
The Changing World of Work
Nationhood and Nation-States
PART TWO: DIVISIONS
Social Inequalities: Gender, Race and Class
Corporate Power and Social Responsibility
Uneven Development: The Victims
Crime, Drugs and Terrorism: Failures of Global Control
Population and Migration
Health and the Body
PART THREE: EXPERIENCES
Tourism: Social and Cultural Effects
Consuming Culture
Media and the Information Age
Sport and Lifestyle
Global Religions
PART FOUR: DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES
Urban Life
Global Civil Society
Challenging a Gendered World
Towards a Sustainable Future: The Green Movement
Identities and Belonging
Contested Futures
References
Acknowledgements and Permissions
Authors
ROBIN COHEN is Professorial Fellow at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK.
PAUL KENNEDY is Reader in Sociology and Global Studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Recent research interests include work on transnational professionals, especially architects, and social networks and life course changes among young educated continental Europeans working in Manchester.
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