Theory and Practice in Sociology

The aim of this book is to provide students and lecturers with a clear and accessible introduction to the main methods of research and the main theoretical approaches in sociology. By covering both research methods and theory, students and tutors have one text that offers a consistent coverage of the two areas that are on the whole compulsory, core elements of sociology degrees. The volume: provides a combination of sociological theory and methods in a single text; enables regular cross-referencing between practice and theory, and easy grounding of one with the other; provides a middle ground niche between all-encompassing Sociology texts and the high level, detailed specific texts on either methods or theory; and an interactive approach to actively engage students. Pedagogical features include reflective breaks and/or case studies every few pages, fuller exercises at the end of each chapter that can be used as workshop activities, key issues and summaries.