A Degree in a Book: Sociology

A Degree in a Book: Sociology gives an introduction interested in how humans make and create our social world. Featuring vibrant full-color graphics, helpful diagrams and summary sections, this book helps to bring clarity to complex ideas. Readers will soon be able to understand who created the subject area, how a sociologist thinks and studies and learn how we relate to social organisations from the family, to schools, corporations, religions, and governments as well as other forms of social organisation. They'll learn about sociological ways of thinking, identities and society, poverty, class and inequality, 'race' and ethnicity, gender and sexualities, the body and society, digital cultures, globalization, culture and society, the sociology of violence, the environment, human-animal relations and future trends.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book in Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Featuring flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, feature spreads and margin annotations, these illustrated books are perfect for anyone wishing to master seemingly complex subject with ease and enjoyment.

Megan Todd joined the University of Central Lancashire in January 2013 as a Lecturer in Social Science and was appointed as a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Sociology in September 2014. She researches issues relating to the intersections of gender, sexuality and violence; research which underpins much of her teaching. Megan teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate progammes in the School of Law and Social Science, including the BA in Sociology.