272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this lively and entertaining book, Gordon Marshall explores ten classic studies of British society to demonstrate the valuable qualities of British sociology, and its importance for understanding contemporary society. In each case he provides a precis of the research undertaken, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, a series of points that can be made in praise or criticism of... Read more
The theme; social class and social mobility; education and culture; poverty in an affluent society; managing the new technology; workers and their wages; race and housing in the inner city; the rise and fall of the mods; sociologists and scientologists; on the social origins of clinical depression; families and social networks - a conclusion.
Biography
Official Fellow Professor Gordon Marshall (University of Oxford Nuffield College,
