Global sociology / Robin Cohen and Paul Kennedy with Maud Perrier
Imprint
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Descript
xxxii, 455p. : ill ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The making of global sociology. -- Thinking globally. -- Modernity and the evolution of world society. -- Work, production and finance. -- Political sociology: changing nation-states. -- Global inequalities: debates and case studies. -- Class, income and wealth. -- Gender and sexualities. -- Race, ethnicity and intersectionality. -- Corporate power and social responsibility. -- Crime, terrorism and violence. -- Population and migration. -- Globalization, families and social change. -- Consuming culture. -- Lifestyle and leisure. -- Media and the digital age. -- Global religion. -- Urban life. -- Global civil society and political activism. -- Towards a safe global environment. -- Identities and belonging. -- Conclusion: global uncertainties and ways forward.