Third edition
'There is no better single-volume compilation for an up-to-date, readable and authoritative source of definitions, summaries and references in contemporary sociology', A. H. Halsey, review of previous edition
Edited by John Scott and Gordon Marshall
Over 2,500 entries
Compiled by an expert team of sociologists under the editorship of Gordon Marshall and John Scott, this dictionary spans an international range of terms, methods, and concepts. Fully revised and up to date, the third edition includes biographies of key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, and entries on topics ranging from environmental determinism to orientalism. Also included are entries on related terms from psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science, as well as real-life examples of theories in practice.
Clear, in-depth descriptions make this an ideal introduction to sociology for beginners as well as an invaluable reference tool for more advanced students and teachers.
John Scott is Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex; Gordon Marshall has been Official Fellow in Sociology at Nuffield College, Oxford since 1993, and is Visiting Professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Trondheim and the Central European University in Prague.
ISBN: 0198609876
Publishing history: first published 1994; second edition 1998; this edition 2005
