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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

By George Ritzer
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology, edited by George Ritzer, provides a comprehensive and balanced overview of sociology's major topics and emerging trends. Featuring original chapters by leading and emerging international scholars, this companion captures state-of-the-art thinking across the discipline. Each section is introduced with summaries and contextual insights by the editor, making it an essential resource for understanding contemporary sociology.
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This companion is particularly suited to graduate students, early-career researchers, and academic libraries specialising in sociology. It serves as both a preparatory tool for advanced study and a source of innovative research perspectives.

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Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.

  • Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars
  • Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline
  • Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapter summaries by the editor

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Critics commend the book as an excellent representation of current academic sociology, particularly in the Western world. Reference Reviews recommends it as a comprehensive outline for libraries lacking recent sociological texts, while Choice highlights its value for graduate students preparing for qualifying exams and for early-career faculty seeking research ideas, strongly recommending it for universities and libraries in sociology departments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119250630

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 998g

Pages: 688

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About the Author

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored many refereed articles and more than 25 books, including monographs, reference works, and textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on sociology as an author and editor, especially The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (11 vols., 2007; 2nd ed. forthcoming); Introduction to Sociology (3rd ed, 2016), The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization (5 vols., 2012), Globalization: A Basic Text (2nd edition,? 2015 with Paul Dean), The McDonaldization of Society (8th editions, last in 2015), Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (1995) and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd edition 2007). In the last decade his work has focused on the issue of prosumption.

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