The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology

by Gordon Marshall (editor)

From anomy to Zeitgeist , this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of sociology available in a single volume. Designed to meet the needs of those new to the subject, it will also be invaluable to more advanced students. Over 2,500 clear, jargon-free entries give international
coverage of terms, methods, and concepts, including biographical entries on major figures, and related terms for psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science.

Genres: Sociology

582 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Gordon Marshall CBE FBA is a sociologist and former Director of the Leverhulme Trust in England.

He was the chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) from 2000 to 2002 and vice-chancellor of the University of Reading from 2003 to 2011.

Marshall has made important contributions to interdisciplinary and cross-national comparative work in the social sciences. His main fields of research include social exclusion, equality of opportunity, distributive justice and the culture of economic enterprise, and he has written widely on these topics. His early research was focused on Max Weber and the origins of modern economies.