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The international handbook of sociology, edited by Stella R. Quah and Arnaud Sales

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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The international handbook of sociology

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edited by Stella R. Quah and Arnaud Sales

"This Handbook provides state of the art reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. Drawing on dedicated knowledge and expertise, the book constitutes a guide to the central theoretical and methodological perspectives in the discipline as a whole."--Jacket

On consensus, tensions and sociology at the dawn of the 21st century / S.R. Quah and A. Sales -- The moving frontier of the social sciences / Mattei Dogan -- Rational choice theory in sociology : a survey / Thomas Voss and Martin Abraham -- Feminist theory and critical reconceptualization in sociology : the challenge of the 1990s / Rhoda Reddock -- The challenge of modernity/post-modernity to the classical heritage in sociology of religion / Ivan Varga -- The fourth generation of comparative stratification research / Donald J. Treiman and Harry B.G. Ganzeboom -- The 'rediscovery' of ethnicity : theory and analysis / Christine Inglis -- Sociology of the family : global advances and challenges / Barbara H. Settles -- International political sociology / Richard G. Braungart and Margaret M. BraungartInstitutional change in armed forces at the dawning of the 21st century / David R. Segal and Nehama E. Babin -- Social movements : trends and turns / Bert Klandermans -- Late modern institutions and collective action / Pierre Hamel, Henri Lustiger-Thaler and Louis Maheu -- Conceptual and methodological advances and challenges in demography / Dudley L. Poston, Jr. -- Urban sociology / John Walton -- The sociology of housing / William Michelson and Willem Van Vliet -- Sociology of art : new stakes in a post-critical time / Antoine Hennion and Line Grenier -- The collapse of the leisure society? New challenges for the sociology of leisure / Gilles Pronovost -- Theoretical advances in the sociological treatment of tourism / Graham Dann -- Unravelling alienation : from an omen of doom to a celebration of diversity / Devorah Kalekin-FishmanMedical sociology at the millennium / William C. Cockerham -- Mental health and illness research : millennium and beyond / Rumi Kato Price [and others] -- Recent advances and challenges in sociotechnics / Jon Alexander -- Futures research and sociological analysis / Eleonora Barbieri Masini

Handbook of sociology