This superlative
Companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the discipline of Sociology.
Part I: Sociology: Engaging with the Social World:.
1. Discovering Sociology Personal Accounts: John Rex (University of Warwick).
2. Discovering Sociology Personal Accounts: Frances Heidensohn (Goldsmith's College, University of London).
3. Discovering Sociology Personal Accounts: William P. Kuvlesky (Texas A & M University).
The Sociological Imagination:.
4. From Personal Troubles to Public Issues: Glenn Goodwin (Pitzer College).
5. From Public Issues to Private Troubles: Martin Shaw (University of Sussex).
The Public Impact of Sociology:.
6. The Black Report and the Politics of Health in Britain: Nicolette Hart (University of California, Los Angeles).
7. The Public Impact of Sociology: Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest: Jerry Starr (West Virginia University).
Part II: Sociology and its Traditions: The Distinctive Character of Sociology:.
8. Founders and Classics: Jonathan Turner (University of California, Riverside).
9. Everything From Crabs to Islam: On the Relation Between Sociologists and Their Intellectual Neighbours: David Lee (University of Essex).
10. Sociology as both Humanist and Scientific: Chet Ballard (Valdosta State University).
Values and Diversity in Sociology: .
11. Conservatism and Sociology: The Problem of Social Order: Graham Kinloch (Florida State University).
12. Social Reform, Revolution and Sociology: Chris Middleton (University of Sheffield).
13. The Feminist Challenge: Anne Witz (University of Strathl"