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Wide-ranging and authoritative, this sociology dictionary is the most informative of its kind. Compiled by a team of experts, under the editorship of Gordon Marshall and John Scott, it contains over 2,500 entries. With terms taken from sociology and the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science, it provides widespread coverage of all aspects of sociology from adaptation to zero toleranceas well as biographies covering k… More >>
I cannot recall a single instance wherein I reached for my Oxford Sociology Dictionary and found the term I was looking for. For example, the term `white privilege’ and ’social hierarchy’ are not even included. This dictionary needs much updating if it is to be considered a thorough sociology dictionary, let alone a useable one. I would not recommend this work to anyone.
Rating: 1 / 5
I had to buy this book for my Sociology class. After receiving it and browsing through it, I found some of the information in it very interesting. Now I am happy to have it in my collection and will be using it long after the class is done.
Rating: 5 / 5