5th Edition
Public Sociology An Introduction to Australian Society
Module 1: Doing Public Sociology
1. The sociological gaze: Linking private lives to public issues
John Germov and Marilyn Poole
2. Sociological foundations: Early theorists and theories
Marilyn Poole and John Germov
3. Contemporary sociological theorists and theories
Marilyn Poole and John Germov
4. Sociological investigations: Doing social research
Corrie Williams and Tara Renae McGee
Module 2: Social Identities
5. Socialisation: How we become who and what we are
Marilyn Poole
6. Youth, Identity, and Social Change
David Farrugia
7. Families and Intimate relationships
Marilyn Poole
8. Consumption and lifestyles
Ian Woodward
9. This Sporting Life
Brent McDonald and Fiona McLachlan
10. A sociology of licit and illicit drugs
Maria Freij and John Germov
Module 3: Social Differences and Inequalities
11. Class and inequality in Australia
Mark Western, Janeen Baxter and John Germov
12. Gender and sexualities
Julia Coffey, Akana Kanai, Megan Sharp and Barrie Shannon
13. Ethnicity and belonging
Zlatko Skrbiš and Jonathan Smith
14. Indigenous Issues, Rights, and Sovereignty
Jacob Prehn and Maggie Walter
15. Religion and spirituality in contemporary Australia
Andrew Singleton
16. Deviance, crime, and social control
Sharyn Roach Anleu
Module 4: Social Transformations
17. The social determinants of health and illness
Marilyn Poole and John Germov
18. Globalisation, power, and social movements
Jan Pakulski
19. Global risk and the surveillance state: A sociology of new terrorism
Maria Freij and John Germov
20. Working 24/7: The new work ethic
John Germov
21. A sociology of pandemics: The nexus of personal troubles and public issues
Maria Freij
22. Media and popular culture
Timothy Marjoribanks
23. Educating society: Sociological debates and dilemmas
Julie McLeod and Samantha Mannix
Module 5: Future Directions
24. A sociological toolkit
John Germov
25. Writing a sociology essay
John Germov
26. Threshold learning outcomes for sociology
John Germov
Biography
John Germov is Professor of Sociology and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Higher Education at Victoria University, Australia. John’s research interests span the social determinants of health, the social origins of food and alcohol habits, workplace change, and the history of sociology. He is the author and editor of 25 books including Second Opinion: An Introduction to Health Sociology, A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite (with Lauren Williams), Histories of Australian Sociology (with Tara McGee), and Hunter Wine: A History (with Julie McIntyre).
Marilyn Poole was an Honorary Associate Professor of Sociology at Deakin University, Australia until 2022. Marilyn has long experience in the community sector and continues to work on advisory committees, particularly in the areas of health and community strengthening. She is author of Idols–Ideals–Identities: Women in Society, editor of Family: Changing Families, Changing Times, and co-editor of Sociology: Australian Connections (with Ray Jureidini) and A Certain Age: Women Growing Older (with Susan Feldman). She was a member of the Professional Education Taskforce that produced Family Violence: Everybody’s Business, Somebody’s Life.
