Sociology

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On these pages you will find information on the Routledge list which covers Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Health Studies, Political Sociology, Research Methods, Social Class, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the Family, The Body, Urban Sociology and more in the subject of Sociology.

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Textbooks

Surviving Dictatorship, Book of the Month, April 2012

Jacqueline Adams' Surviving Dictatorship focuses on shantytown women in Pinochet's Chile, examining how they join groups to cope with exacerbated impoverishment and targeted repression, and how this leads them into very varied forms of resistance aimed at self-protection, community-building, and mounting an offensive.

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Featured Book: Social Theory Re-Wired

The unique website materials help make the readings in this collection vibrant, understandable, and relevant to your students' lives.

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Research & Reference

Featured Book: Routledge Handbook of Body Studies

In The Routledge Handbook of Body Studies, contributors examine the body across theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology.

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Featured Book: Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies

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The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers an analysis of the demographic, economic, technological, social and cultural consequences of globalization.

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General Interest

Come and see us at the BSA conference

Routledge Books and Journals will be attending the British Sociological Association (BSA) 2012 Annual Conference at the University of Leeds in the UK from April 11–13, 2012.

Visit us at booths 14,15,16 to receive a 20% discount off all titles on display!
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Find the right book using our Sociology / Women's and Gender Studies course guides!

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News

Wellesley College Appoints Layli Maparyan New Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women

"Wellesley College President H. Kim Bottomly today announced the appointment of Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., as the new Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations conducting scholarly research and developing action programs centered on women’s and girls’ perspectives. Maparyan will assume her new responsibilities effective July 1, 2012."

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Is There An Urban Sociology? Essay in Sociologica

An essay by Routledge author Sharon Zukin appeared in a recent issue of Sociologica. Read the full article.

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Course Guides

The courses below offer a listing of the most current textbooks from Routledge Sociology. You can also continue browsing our complete catalog of textbook options. If you'd like to consult with one of our representatives, browse our contact listings.

Companion Websites

Many of our key textbooks and course books have companion websites that provide additional resources to educators and students such as; information, downloads, tools and supplemental materials for the books they accompany.
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