Contemporary British Society

by Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan; Deem, Rosemary; Penna, Sue; Soothill, Keith; Urry, John; Walby, Sylvia

• ISBN13: 9780745622965
• ISBN10: 0745622968
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-22
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

The third edition of the highly-acclaimed Contemporary British Society is the only textbook to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the social structure of modern Britain. Completely revised and updated, this new edition employs the very latest statistical information and empirical studies, and examines all the new arguments and debates concerning modern British society.Separate chapters explore the major areas of modern life in Britain - economic organization, employment, patterns of inequality, class, gender, ethnicity, family and households, education, health, media, deviance and politics. New to this edition are chapters on globalization, associations, and leisure.The emphasis throughout the book is on an accessible, user-friendly, and non-technical approach. It is written in a jargon-free and approachable style; there is extensive cross-referencing and frequent and clear summarizing of arguments; and numerous photographs, diagrams, graphs, drawings and cartoons complement and illuminate the text.Contemporary British Society is written for students of introductory sociology whether they are taking 'A' level or are in the first year of an undergraduate course in a higher education institution. It will also be useful for those taking courses in other subjects, such as social policy, health and town planning, which demand knowledge of particular aspects of British society.Please visit the accompanying website at: http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3

Author Biography

NICHOLAS ABERCROMBIE, University of Lancaster


ALAN WARDE, University of Manchester


ROSEMARY DEEM, University of Lancaster


SUE PENNA, University of Lancaster


KEITH SOOTHILL, University of Lancaster


ANDREW SAYER, University of Lancaster


JOHN URRY, University of Lancaster


SYLVIA WALBY, University of Leeds

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xvi
How to Use this Book	xix
Maps	xxi
Introduction	1	(10)
Globalization	11	(15)
Economic Organization	26	(38)
Employment	64	(50)
Patterns of Inequality and Social Mobility	114	(31)
Social Classes	145	(47)
Gender	192	(34)
Ethnicity and Racism	226	(38)
Families, Households and Life Courses	264	(37)
Associations	301	(35)
Leisure	336	(31)
The Media	367	(32)
The State and Politics	399	(44)
Education	443	(34)
Health	477	(36)
Deviance, Crime and Control	513	(36)
Glossary	549	(10)
Bibliography	559	(17)
Index	576