Foundations of Sociology: Towards a Better Understanding of the Human World

By Richard Jenkins

This book argues that the foundations of sociology - key concepts which are necessary to all sociology, from whatever perspective - have become taken-for-granted and require re-assessment. Focusing on society, culture, the individual, and collectivity, the author builds a powerful case for an overhaul of these basic concepts, offering a unified model of the subject matter of sociology as 'the human world' - understood as individual, interactional and institutional orders - which is part of the 'natural world'. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this is a powerful restatement of the value of sociological sense as a necessary critique of common sense, and its relevance to an audience far beyond academia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333960505
• ISBN13: 9780333960509
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.1"