The Social Science Jargon Buster
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The Social Science Jargon Buster

The Key Terms You Need to Know

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Social Science Jargon Buster

The Key Terms You Need to Know

About this book

- Are you confused by academic jargon?  

- Do you know your `discourse? from your `dialectic??

- Can you tell the difference between `anomie? and `alienation??

 

  The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, breaking each down and bringing impressive clarity and insight to even the most complex terms. 

`This book successfully addresses the central task for any teacher of social theory - how to make the material accessible without making it simplistic and banal. The overall effect is a most effective text that hard-pressed students and lecturers will grab with both hands? - Dave Harris, Senior Lecturer in Social Science

This practical, down-to-earth dictionary will help students new to social science discourse gain a thorough understanding of the key terms. Each entry includes a concise core definition, a more detailed explanation and an introduction to the associated debates and controversies. In addition, students will find a useful outline of the practical application of each term, as well as a list of key figures and recommendations for futher reading.

This dictionary brings a refreshing clarity to social science discourse, making it essential reading for all students on undergraduate social science courses.

 

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Index
action research, 2–3
action science, 2, 3
Adorno, T., 51, 155
aesthetics, 4–5
agency, 6–7
alienation, 8–9
Allport, G., 191, 211
Althusser, L., 7, 105, 131, 155, 243, 253, 269, 279, 281, 283
anomie, 10–11
antithesis, 66
a posteriori, 12–13
Apple, M., 189
a priori, 12–13
Arendt, H., 297
Argyris, C., 3
Aristotle, 5, 27, 59, 139, 141, 177, 181, 195, 209, 219, 233, 239, 293
Asimov, I., 119
assimilation, 172
auditability, 230
authenticity, 230
authority, 14–15
charismatic, 14
legal–rational, 14
traditional, 14
aversion therapy, 16
Babeuf, F. N., 265
Bacon, F., 197
Bandura, A., 191
barter system, 24
Barthes, R., 51, 245, 281
Baudrillard, J., 199
Baumgarten, A., 5
Beck, U., 235
Becker, H., 145
behaviourism, 16–17
Bell, D., 201
Bentham, J., 59, 81, 135, 301
Berger, P., 7, 129, 225, 241, 251
Berkley, G., 127, 197
Berlin, I., 195
Bernstein, B., 275
Berry, B., 29
Bhabha, H. K., 51, 121, 153
Bhaskar, R., 219
Blackstone, W. E., 97
Blau, P., 257
Blauner, R., 7
blue collar, 30
Blumer, H., 259, 287
Boas, F., 53, 83, 85, 227
Bollough, E., 5
(the) body, 18–19
Bookchin, M., 117
Bourdieu, P...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Action research
  7. Behaviourism
  8. Capital
  9. Deconstruction
  10. Egalitarianism
  11. Fascism
  12. Game theory
  13. Hegemony
  14. Id/ego/superego
  15. Justice
  16. Knowledge
  17. Labelling theory
  18. Marginalization
  19. Nationalism
  20. Ontology
  21. Paradigm
  22. Qualitative/quantitative
  23. Rationalism
  24. Scientific method
  25. Technology
  26. Urbanization
  27. Bibliography/reading list
  28. Index