A tour of Sociology: A global introduction, fourth edition.

Ken's tour: Introduction

Diane Elson

Professor Elson researches global social change and the realisation of human rights, with a particular focus on gender inequality and economic and social rights.

Practical sociology: Professor Diane Elson

Karim Sheikh

Karim is from Pakistan. His research interests are: social policy and development, historical sociology, religious sociology and political sociology.

Global sociology: Karim Sheikh

A look at the broad patterns of social inequality.

Ken's tour: Part 3

Colin Samson

Dr. Samson is currently working on a project to document the importance of cultural continuity and the health benefits of traditional land based ways of life among indigenous peoples in the Far North and elsewhere.

Practical sociology: Dr. Colin Samson

A look at key social institutions, how they are changing, and how they might connect to your life.

Ken's tour: Part 4

Yuqin Huang

Yuqin is from China. Her research interests are: gender, labour, leisure and family, with particular reference to China.

Global sociology: Yuqin Huang

A look at four key building blocks - society, culture, group and interaction.

Ken's tour: Part 2

This concludes and looks at social change, as well as looking at the value issue for sociology. It also gives a brief statement of the one of the editor's own position - a humanistic one.

Ken's tour: Part 5

Carlos Gigoux

Carlos is from Chile. His research interests are primarily concerned with indigenous peoples, religion and migration in Latin America.

Global sociology: Carlos Gigoux

These podcasts accompany Sociology: A global introduction, fourth edition, published by Pearson Education Limited. The podcasts have been recorded by Ken Plummer and Daniel Nehring.

Latang Sechele

Latang is from Botswana. His research interests are: youth labour markets, informal economy, and self-employment in Botswana.

Global sociology: Latang Sechele

A look at the introductory chapters and the closing 'resources' section.

Ken's tour: Parts 1 and 6

Felix Behling

Felix is from Germany. His particular research interest is the relationship between corporate social responsibility and employment in Great Britain and Germany.

Global sociology: Felix Behling

Lynne Pettinger

Dr. Pettinger researches the relationship between work and consumption, exploring how paid and unpaid work is directed at facilitating consumption, and also relies on consumption.

Practical sociology: Dr. Lynne Pettinger

A look at the e-lab, interludes and other features of the textbook.

Ken's tour: Special features

Megan Ward

Megan is from the USA. Her particular interest is in states and non-state entities as actors in the international world.

Global sociology: Megan Ward

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