Sociology

A South African Perspective

Joan Ferrante; Mariam Seedat-Khan; Zanetta Jansen, 2, René Smith, Joan Ferrante, Mariam Seedat-Khan, Zanetta Jansen, René Smith

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781473767225
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473767256
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

This new and revised edition of Sociology: A South African Perspective introduces sociological concepts and theories, and demonstrates how important these are to understanding South Africa, and what it means to be South African. It contains updated content on politics, culture, gender, family, religion, education and race, and the chapters on subjects crucial to the South African identity – health, sport, work, media and group dynamics – have also been revised. This second edition of Sociology: A South African Perspective is essential reading for all students taking sociology courses. It also helps those who would like to further examine forms of social structure and how they affect human attitudes, actions and opportunities within South Africa.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination: With Emphasis on the Cell Phone
• Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives: With Emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa
• Chapter 3: Methods of Social Research: With Emphasis on the Global South
• Chapter 4: Politics, Power and Authority: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 5: Culture and Socialisation: With Emphasis on Influences on African and South African Cultures
• Chapter 6: Social Stratification: With Emphasis on the World's Richest and Poorest People
• Chapter 7: Gender: With Emphasis on Social Change
• Chapter 8: Family: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 9: Religion: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 10: Education: With Emphasis on South African Education
• Chapter 11: Race: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 12: Demography and Migration: With Emphasis on Examining Impact and Responses by the Family, Community and Government in South Africa
• Chapter 13: Sociology of Work: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 14: Formal Organisations: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 15: Deviance, Crime and Social Control: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 16: Environmental Sociology and Social Movements: With Emphasis on Environmentalism in Africa and Specifically South Africa
• Chapter 17: Health and Illness: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 18: The Significance of Sports to Sociology: In Studying Social Issues in Context
• Chapter 19: Sociology of Development: With Emphasis on the Global South
• Chapter 20: Space and Place: With Emphasis on Boundaries and Borders
• Chapter 21: Media and Society: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 22: The Dynamics of Groups and Leadership: With Emphasis on South Africa
• Chapter 23: Globalisation: With Emphasis on Climate Change
• Glossary
• References
• Photo Credits
• Index