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This wide-ranging and authoritative book is the most informative sociology dictionary available of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. All the entries are elaborated with clear descriptions and in-depth analysis, making even the most complicated subjects easy to understand. Real-life examples are given wherever possible. Coverage is extensive, and includes terms from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy and political science. The editors are both experts in the field of sociology. The first two editions of the dictionary, edited by Professor Gordon Marshall sold over 100,000 copies in paperback, making it the most established dictionary in its field. This new edition, edited by Professor John Scott, has been revised to bring the dictionary completely up to date, while retaining the concise, clear editorial quality of the previous editions. New features include boxed-in entries covering key aspects of sociology, and weblinks to quality sociological websites. New entries cover everything from adaptation to orientalism. This up-to-date edition also contains a range of new biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm. This book is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and reading for more advanced students and teachers.

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• A-Z Dictionary
• Appendix
• Useful Websites

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Library Journal Review

This third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Sociology, first published in 1994, contains more than 2500 A-to-Z entries, 70 of them updated with such newly relevant topics as "Internet" and "Cyber Ethnography." Editors Scott (president, British Sociological Assoc.; Power) and Marshall (vice chancellor, Univ. of Reading, UK) have assembled a fine team of primarily British contributors, sociological experts and academics who do an excellent job of defining and describing a theory, school, or movement-its main thrust as well as important theorists, e.g., French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, and what they contributed not only in the field of sociology but also in psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. The length of entries ranges from two sentences to two pages. Included in these entries, as part of the text, are titles to major monographs. Bottom Line One quibble with this new edition concerns sloppy editing: internal See Also's are not used consistently, there are some errors in punctuation, and there is at least one instance of an uncapitalized author's name. These errors make it harder for the reader to understand the entry but are not so frequent that they negate the overall effectiveness and usefulness of the dictionary. Recommended for all academic libraries.-Cynthia Johnson, Pratt Inst. Libs., Brooklyn (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

This publication by Marshall (fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford) and Scott (Essex Univ.) is in dictionary format, but many of the entries are encyclopedic in scope. Similar publications are available, e.g., The HarperCollins Dictionary of Sociology, by David and Julia Jary (CH, Jun'92, 29-5440), but few are as current as this third edition. Most of the entries range in length from a paragraph to several pages. More than 70 new entries have been added, and biographies of key figures in the field are included. Of the 2,500 entries, many deal with related fields such as anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and economics. Asterisks, which mark terms that are covered in other entries, are used quite heavily in this publication. Useful sociology Web sites are provided for individuals who want to explore additional information outlets. This easy-to-use but comprehensive resource will be useful for students and faculty at most institutions, as well as for sociology practitioners and professionals. The writing is pretty clear; British spelling is used. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and up. V. Viator Nicholls State University

Booklist Review

Today's researchers and students are confronted by an increasingly broad -social-science information environment. The third edition of this trusted source promises to help those who are relatively new to the discipline of sociology navigate this environment. More than 2,500 entries cover the different aspects of sociology, including economics, education, gender and sexuality, law and crime, medicine, politics, race and ethnicity, religion, sport, work, the family, and the home. Here, too, are entries on the education and teaching of sociology, on schools and theories, on social change and social movements, social processes and social issues, and sociologists themselves. This is a conventional, "no-frills" A-Z0 resource. Style and approach remain the same as earlier editions. Most contributors are academics of one sort or another from the UK. Entries conclude with see0 and see also0 references facilitating further exploration. The text is billed as a "major new edition," with more than 70 new entries, including biographies of living sociologists. Other entries have been updated. However, coverage is deficient in some areas, such as new cultures, migration, and ethnic relations. Sociology resources on the Internet provide formidable competition. Gateways such as SOSIG, the Social Science Information Gateway, a source of selected high-quality information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business, and law, also provide valuable assistance for today's sociology students. The Oxford Dictionary of Sociology 0 fills a niche 0 s a beginning reference, though readers seeking in-depth analysis of key topics will need to turn to other resources. Recommended for academic and public libraries that own the first (1994) or the second (1998) editions. For libraries, there are more useful, comprehensive, and up-to-date starting points available online. --Sarah Watstein Copyright 2006 Booklist

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Gordon Marshall is an official fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and formerly a senior lecturer at Essex University. He is also Visiting Professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Trondheim, and the Central European University in Prague. Professor John Scott is a lecturer at Essex University, and President of the British Sociological Association. He has published over 10 books on many aspects of sociology, and is a member of the board for 3 different sociology journals.