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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aM Francis Abraham _9208503
245			_aContemporary Sociology: An Introduction to Concepts and Theories
250			_a2.
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2024
300			_axx,327 p. _bPB _c24x18 cm.
365			_aIN-5862 _b₹495.00 _c₹ _d₹495.00 _f19-03-2025
520			_aThis revised and updated edition of the highly successful sociology textbook, Contemporary Sociology, continues to throw light on key issues and concerns of present-day society. M. Francis Abraham's vast experience and extensive research cuts across conventional themes and geographical boundaries to include: -Theoretical perspectives and research methods -Key concepts and theories -Relevant issues in education, economy, politics, population, stratification, minorities, urbanization, and environment -Social institutions, organizations, and recent trends of change -Examples drawn from numerous cultural contexts This second edition introduces the following new concepts in a comparative perspective: -Theoretical perspectives in a global age -Crystallization of social interaction -Race, gender, and stratification -New social movements -Gender and deviance -Women's movements and caste-oriented movement The crucial topics of modern-day sociology such as gender, race, lifestyle changes, ecological issues, and domestic violence are explained separately, distinguishing the book from general sociology textbooks.
650			_aSociology _9208504
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