Discovering Sociology - 2nd Edition by Mark McCormack & Eric Anderson & Kimberly Jamie & Matthew David (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce sociology as a discipline and to help students realize how deeply sociological issues impact on their own lives. Over the book's 12 chapters, students discover what sociology is, alongside its historical development and emergent new concerns. They will be led through the theories that underpin the discipline and familiarized with what it takes to undertake good sociological research. Ultimately students will be led and inspired to develop their own sociological imagination - learning to question their own assumptions about the society, the culture and the world around them today.

Historically, the majority of introductory sociology textbooks have run to many hundreds of pages, discouraging students from further reading. By contrast, Discovering Sociology has been carefully designed and developed as a true introduction, covering the key ideas and topics that first year undergraduate students need to engage with without sacrificing intellectual rigour.

New to this Edition:
- Two new chapters adding coverage on crime, deviance and political sociology
- Updated examples, Vox Pops and case studies keep this new edition feeling fresh and contemporary and ensure diverse coverage, including from beyond Western sociology
- Thoughtfully updated and refreshed layout and visual features.

Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/discovering-sociology-2e. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Review Quotes

"A dazzling mixtape of Sociology's classic theorists, biggest ideas, and enduring approaches. Count on it to teach - and learn - the rigorous scepticism needed to navigate the world of misinformation." --Judith Treas, University of California-Irvine, USA

"Discovering Sociology is a remarkable achievement and is bound to become a classic in the field. It promises to be transformative both for students new to the discipline and for those teaching introductory Sociology. The second edition is even stronger than the first, with three brilliant new chapters, and with significant expansion of an already impressive range of compelling issues, paradigms, and thinkers. Offering an engaged, warm, and humane reassertion of Sociology's continuing appeal, this work deserves to be the big introductory text to the discipline." --Chamsy el-Ojeili, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

"A spirited introduction to sociology and manual for aspiring sociologists, which includes marginalised as well as 'classic' perspectives. The second edition of Discovering Sociology builds on its pedagogical strengths, updating its insights for today's controversies with inspiring enthusiasm and curiosity." --Jamie Buchan, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

"This spectacular introductory text really understands its audience. Offering contextual explanations of the development of key sociological ideas and concepts, alongside real-world examples of research in action, this thoroughly accessible book will inspire students to critically appraise their social worlds." --Kate Huppatz, Western Sydney University, Australia

"Discovering Sociology is a key text for undergraduate Sociology students. Written in a lively and accessible style, it captures the sociological imaginations of readers as it discusses a wide range of contemporary and historical issues." --Peter Millward, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

"This revised version of Discovering Sociology continues to offer an innovative approach to understanding the wide-ranging topics we as Social Scientists investigate. It provides in-depth and critical analysis of complex issues in an accessible and student-friendly way, while not shying away from exploring central and contemporary issues around 'modern societies', 'transgression' and 'social transformation'. A solid and well-rounded introduction of Sociology to any student." --Eric Baumgartner, University of the West of Scotland, UK

About the Author

Mark McCormack is Professor of Sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK.

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexualities at the University of Winchester, UK.

Kimberly Jamie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.
Mark McCormack is Professor of Sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexualities at the University of Winchester, UK.
Kimberly Jamie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University, UK.