Investigating Sociological Theory

This is an accessible, enlivening introductory book that provides a shot in the arm for all those who maintain the relevance of sociology for understanding the modern world.

It will inspire discussion in classes, and provide teachers with an opportunity to dicsuss the big questions in theory, history, social change.

turner provides a wealth of concrete examples which demonstrate what a sociological perspective can do to unoack and illuminate everyday life. The book allows students to understand sociological theory from the inside. It moves effortlessly beyond the mere parade of grat names and core ideas to introduce concepts that can be used to understand the social world in which we liv, where this world has come from and where it might be heading.

Original, informed, and deftly written with the needs of students in mind this book is an antidote to arid theorising and the dull recitation of the grand sociological tradition.