George Ritzer is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He received the 2000 Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association and has chaired its sections on Theoretical Sociology and Organizations and Occupations. Among his most recent books are The McDonaldization of Society, New Century Edition, Enchanting a Disenchanted World , and, with Barry Smart, The Handbook of Social Theory.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Volume
Copyright
2007
ISBN13
9780470760857
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
College Freshman - College Senior
DDC
TBD
Overview
Arranged across eleven volumes in A-Z format, it is the definitive reference source for students, researchers, and academics in the field. This ground-breaking project brings together specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. It provides:
Clear, concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts
An essential reference for expert and newcomer alike, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics
Materials that have historically defined the discipline, but also more recent developments, significantly updating the store of sociological knowledge
Introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe
Sophisticated cross-referencing and search facilities
Timeline, lexicon by subject area, bibliography, and index
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About the Editor and Managing Editors.
Advisory Editors.
Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Timeline.
Lexicon.
1: Abolitionism.
2: Abortion as a Social Problem.
3: Absenteeism.
4: Accommodation.
5: Accounts.
6: Accounts, Deviant.
7: Acculturation.
8: Action Research.
9: Actor-Network Theory.
10: Actor-Network Theory, Actants.
11: Addams, Jane (1860–1935).
12: Addiction and Dependency.
13: Adolescent Sexual Health.
14: Adoption.
15: Adorno, Theodor W. (1903–1969).
16: Advertising.
17: Aesthetics.
18: Affect Control Theory.
19: Affirmative Action.
20: Affirmative Action for Majority Groups.
21: Affirmative Action (Race and Ethnic Quotas).
22: Age and Crime.
23: Age Identity.
24: Age, Period, And Cohort Effects.
25: Age Prejudice and Discrimination.
26: Agency (And Intention).
27: Agenda Setting.
28: Aggression.
29: Aging, Demography of.
30: Aging and Health Policy.
31: Aging and the Life Course, Theories of.
32: Aging, Longitudinal Studies.
33: Aging, Mental Health, and Well-Being.
34: Aging and Social Policy.
35: Aging and Social Support.
36: Aging, Sociology of.
37: Aging and Technology.
38: Aging and Work Performance.
39: AIDS, Sociology of.
40: Al-Biruni (973–1048).
41: Alcohol and Crime.
42: Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.
43: Alienation.
44: Alliances.
45: Alliances (Racial/Ethnic).
46: Althusser, Louis (1918–90).
47: Ambivalence.
48: American Dilemma, an (Gunnar Myrdal).
49: American Sociological Association.
50: Americanization.
51: Analytic Induction.
52: Anarchism.
53: Anarchism and Urban planning.
54: Anglo-Conformity.
55: Animal Rights Movements.
56: Animism.
57: Annales School.
58: Anomie.
59: ANOVA (Analysis of Variance).
60: Anthropology, Cultural and Social: Early History.