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Get Set for Sociology / Ian McIntosh, Samantha Punch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Get Set for University : GSUPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780748620197
  • 9781474470889
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Choosing Sociology -- Part II. Understanding Sociology -- Part III. Themes and Issues in Sociology -- Part IV. Study Skills -- Appendix: Good and Bad Examples of Essay Writing -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: This volume assumes no prior knowledge of Sociology. For students who have never studied Sociology before, it will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Sociology at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid. It covers core topics taught in most Sociology degrees and the transferable skills that students will gain from the study of Sociology and guidance on future employment and careers.Part One introduces Sociology as an academic subject and Part Two outlines ways of theorising and researching the social world. Part Three explores sociological understandings of social change, social problems and social divisions within contemporary society. Part Four tackles the study skills needed at university level and addresses issues such as lectures and workshops; writing skills; essays and examinations. It also provides a glossary of key terms to be found in Sociology.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Choosing Sociology -- Part II. Understanding Sociology -- Part III. Themes and Issues in Sociology -- Part IV. Study Skills -- Appendix: Good and Bad Examples of Essay Writing -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

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This volume assumes no prior knowledge of Sociology. For students who have never studied Sociology before, it will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Sociology at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid. It covers core topics taught in most Sociology degrees and the transferable skills that students will gain from the study of Sociology and guidance on future employment and careers.Part One introduces Sociology as an academic subject and Part Two outlines ways of theorising and researching the social world. Part Three explores sociological understandings of social change, social problems and social divisions within contemporary society. Part Four tackles the study skills needed at university level and addresses issues such as lectures and workshops; writing skills; essays and examinations. It also provides a glossary of key terms to be found in Sociology.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)