Sociology, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (September 5, 2025) © 2025

  • Robert Van Krieken University of Sydney
  • Daphne Habibis University of Tasmania
  • Philip Smith Yale University
  • Karl Maton
  • Greg Martin
  • Brendan Churchill
  • Brad West
  • Emily Hansen
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Research, examples and case studies from Australia, and around the world.

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Improved student engagement is the cornerstone of the new edition, providing a more visual and streamlined presentation of content and an increased focus on contemporary topics that have been identified as vital to contemporary sociology, including big data and aging.

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Table of contents

  • 1 What is Sociology?
  • 2 Globalisation and the Environment
  • 3 Media and Popular Culture
  • 4 Social selves
  • 5 Family life
  • 6 Education and knowledge
  • 7 Work and the economy
  • 8 Leisure, sport and tourism
  • 9 Class and inequality
  • 10 Identities: Indigenous, national, ethnic and racial
  • 11 Gender and sexuality
  • 12 Health
  • 13 Religion
  • 14 Power and the state
  • 15 Crime and deviance
  • 16 Social Research Methods
  • 17 Sociological theory

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