The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology

About the book

This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international surveyof sociology ever created in one volume.

• Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of thediscipline
• Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia ofSociology, with entries completely revised and updated to providesuccinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics
• Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors
• Each entry includes references and suggestions for furtherreading
• Cross-referencing allows easy movement around the volume