Sociology Australia

A thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of this widely used introductory text which shows how to develop a sociological perspective on what is happening in Australia today.

Judith Bessant is Reader in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the Australian Catholic University, St Patrick's campus. Rob Watts is a Professor in the School of Social Science and Planning at RMIT. Between them, the authors have 40 years experience of teaching sociology at an introductory level.

Acknowledgments IntroductionPART ONE: WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?1. Sociology in an age of insecurity2. Reading sociology3. Making sense of sociology4. Doing sociology5. Ethics and sociology PART TWO: IDENTITY: Being yourself, being Australian6. Ourselves: Myself, yourself 7. Ourselves in families 8. Being young: Age and identity9. Sex in Australia10. Religion in Australia 11. Identity, multiculturalism and imagined communityPART THREE: GLOBALISATION: Australia and social change12. Australians at work13. Confronting class and inequality 14. Inequality in Australia15. Education in a period of crisis16. Health and illness in an unequal society17. Crime, deviance and power18. Knowing the world: The Australian media19. Sustainability20. Conclusion: Australia and globalisation GlossaryReferences Index