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This fully revised and updated version of Anthony Giddens's Sociology, now in its fifth edition, offers an unrivalled introduction for students new... read full description

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Nov 13, 2010
Graham rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Anthony Giddens is the main man in the modern world of sociology, who has created a master peace of theoretical thinking regarding social interaction, organisations and networks from education to environmental cities and urban spaces. My particular favourite was Crime & Deviance.It is a book you will refer to time and time again, and it always has the answer. One point I would like to make though that the majority of the observations that Giddons has made is from the 4 walls of his office, so l More...
Feb 03, 2010
Sanaz rated it: 5 of 5 stars
جامعه شناسی گیدنز کتابی با زبان بسیار ساده و شیرینبرای کسانب که دوست دارن با مفاهیم جامع شناسی بیشتر آشنا بشن
Sep 08, 2009
Cesar rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Excellent book to academic people. very easy to read and many topics to talk about it...
Nov 22, 2011
Lixiangyi added it
nice
Nov 19, 2011
Susetyo rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Plus: rather easy to read, quite friendly to people with backgrounds other than social sciences; quite diverse (in topics and cases); hailed from UK, thus giving perspectives other than the predominating(?) US ones.
Minus: some unnecessary typos. And this is about Goodreads not the book itself: the page total number is not 800 pages, it's at least 969 pp (just counting the contents) or 1094 pp (till the end of Index) and I can't update my progress accurately! =(
Jun 12, 2011
Caroline rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I love that I'm using an A-level textbook to write my finals. This is the power of Giddens.
Nov 11, 2007
Jona rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A must read for sociology dummies.
A rich introduction to sociology theories.
If you don't fall asleep while reading it, once you finish you will be able to understand a thing or two about sociology... i.e. the real 'science' of "sociology" :)
Oct 11, 2010
Barry rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This reader covers a broad range of topics to give a nice overview of sociology. The technology readings are really outdated though.
Nov 04, 2007
Atila rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Çok değerli bir çeviri. Sosyolojinin bütün konularında oldukça özet bir dolaşma var. Mutlaka okunmalı
Aug 13, 2007
Sherwin added it
A soft, well organized and easy to read textbook for beginners.
Oct 11, 2010
Barry rated it: 4 of 5 stars
An accessible introductory textbook.
Jun 24, 2007
behrooz rated it: 3 of 5 stars
i like it..
Feb 11, 2012
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Jan 09, 2012
Ada Pelin rated it: 4 of 5 stars