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Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Abbreviations
Guided Tour
Module I: Doing Public Sociology
1: The sociological gaze - John Germov (Newcastle) and Marilyn Poole (Deakin)
2: Sociological foundations: Early theorists and theories - Marilyn Poole and John Germov
3: Contemporary sociological theories of modernity and post-modernity - Marilyn Poole and John Germov
4: Sociological investigations - Tara Renae McGee (QUT)
Module II: Social Identities
5: Socialisation and the new genetics - Marilyn Poole
6: Youth culture - Pam Nilan (Newcastle)
7: Families and social change - Marilyn Poole
8: Consumption and lifestyles - Ian Woodward (Griffith)
9: Sporting life - Peter Mewett (Deakin)
10: The ‘remix generation’ and multiple identities - Vince Marotta (Deakin)
Module III: Social Differences and Inequalities
11: Class and inequality in Australia - Mark Western and Janeen Baxter (both Queensland)
12: The gender order - Grazyna Zajdow (Deakin)
13: Ethnicity and belonging - Zlatko Skrbis (Queensland)
14: Race and reconciliation in Australia - Meredith Green and Sherry Saggers (both Edith Cowan)
15: Deviance, crime and social control - Sharyn Roach Anleu (Flinders)
16: The social basis of health and illness - Neil Burdess (Deakin)
Module IV: Social Transformations
17: Globalisation, power and social movements - Jan Pakulski (Tasmania)
18: The new work ethic - John Germov
19: Media and popular culture - Timothy Marjoribanks (Melbourne)
20: Educating society - Julie McLeod (Deakin)
21: Sociology and the environment - Terry Leahy (Newcastle)
22: Urbanisation, community and rurality - Ian Gray (Charles Sturt)
Module V: Future Directions
23: A sociological toolkit - John Germov
24: Writing a sociology essay - John Germov
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