The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology

Bryan Turner, Nicholas Abercrombie, Stephen Hill

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Penguin
28 February 2006

Encyclopaedias & reference works; Society & Social Sciences; Society & culture: general

Over 285 000 copies sold worldwide since first publication with strong sales in both Australia and the US.

Written by three eminent professors, it has been updated to reflect the shifts of sociological thought in the last five years, making it the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date dictionary available. It is essential reading for all students and teachers of sociology and other related courses - and also the general reader.

By: Bryan Turner, Nicholas Abercrombie, Stephen Hill
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 341g
ISBN: 9780141013756
ISBN 10: 0141013753
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 28 February 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholas Abercrombie is Emeritus Fellow of Sociology at Lancaster University. Stephen Hill is the Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London. Bryan S. Turner is professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. These three authors have collaborated extensively, particularly in writing The Dominant Ideology Thesis (1980), Sovereign Individulas of Captialism (1986) and Dominant Ideologies (1990).