Exploring self and society

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This text addresses contemporary society in an immediate and thought-provoking manner and will be a timely and topical introduction to the dynamic and critical dimensions of sociology. It adopts a broad social science approach which reflects both the authors' competencies and also the widening and overlaying boundaries of the social sciences. Starting with the problem-oriented agenda of the social sciences, it explores the tensions between structure, agency and process via the idea of a structu…

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Full title :Exploring self and society / Rosamund Billington, Jenny Hockey, Sheelagh Strawbridge.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1998.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Macmillan
Place of Publication:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1998.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (x, 293 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1349266329, 9781349266326, 0333981855, 9780333981856
DOI:10.1007/978-1-349-26632-6.
oclc:ocm49803394
LC Classification:HM51
Dewey Decimal:301

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding the Social World -- Personal Identity -- Transitions through the Lifecourse -- Sexuality -- Health and Illness -- Doing and Being at Work -- The Wider Context -- Globalisation and Identity -- Acting Human -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects

Culture Identiteit Psychologie sociale Psychology, Social social psychology social structure sociale ontwikkeling Sociale waarneming Sociologie Sociology Structure sociale