Sociology - I - Oxford Bibliographies
Identity
Angie Andriot, Timothy J. Owens
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Identity Introduction We outline four identity theories typically employed by contemporary social psychologists: personal identity, role identi...
Immigration
Irene Bloemraad, Edwin Lin
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Immigration Introduction The field of immigration research is broadly interested in understanding why people migrate across international borde...
Indian Society, Contemporary
Smitha Radhakrishnan
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Contemporary Indian SocietyIntroductionThe study of Indian society has expanded rapidly since the late 20th century, reflecting India’s heightened vis...
Institutions
Fabio Rojas
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Institutions Introduction Sociologists have long noticed that communal life is often orderly. This observation motivates the idea of “institut...
Intellectuals
Patrick Baert, Zeina Al-Azmeh
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2022-03-23
IntellectualsIntroductionWhile the sociology of intellectuals is arguably a relatively new subfield, sociology has, from its early inception, touched ...
Internet
Coye Cheshire, Ashwin Mathew
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Internet Introduction The Internet is a worldwide system of computer networks (a network of networks). It is a technical network (involving com...
Intersectionalities
Judith A. Howard
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Intersectionalities Introduction Individuals are shaped by the multiple categories to which they are perceived to belong and the social struct...
Intersex
Morgan Carpenter
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2020-01-15
IntersexIntroductionIntersex people are described by United Nations institutions as born with variations of sex characteristics that differ from medic...
Interview Methodology
Heather Hamill
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2014-03-27
Interview Methodology Introduction Interview methodology is perhaps the oldest of all the social science methodologies. Asking interview parti...
Job Quality
Sonja Drobnič
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Job QualityIntroductionEmployment is central to most people’s lives and the quality of one’s job is an important element of an individual’s well-being...
Justice
Michael Strand
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2016-08-30
JusticeIntroductionSince at least the time of Plato’s Republic, justice has been a close companion to all critical analysis of social life, not least ...
Knowledge, Critical Sociology of
Prabhdeep Singh Kehal, Laura Garbes, Michael D. Kennedy
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2019-05-29
Critical Sociology of KnowledgeIntroductionThis article curates scholarship around those understandings identified to be “knowledges.” It investigates...
Labor Markets
Matt L. Huffman
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Labor Markets Introduction The sociology of labor markets is a large and diverse field reflecting the varied connotations of the concept of a ...
Latino/Latina Studies
Zulema Valdez
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Latino/Latina Studies Introduction The US federal government Office of Management and Budget defines Latinos as a “Hispanic origin” group that...
Law and Society
Joachim J. Savelsberg, Lara L. Cleveland
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Law and Society Introduction Law and society studies address the mutual relationship between law and society with its different actors, instit...
Law, Sociology of
Mathieu Deflem
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Sociology of Law Introduction The sociology of law refers to the sociological study of law and law-related phenomena, whereby law is typically...
Leisure
Karla A. Henderson
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Leisure Introduction Leisure has been common in people’s lives throughout history. As a behavior, involvement in enjoyable games and activitie...
LGBT Parenting and Family Formation
Damien W. Riggs
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
LGBT Parenting and Family FormationIntroductionOver the past three decades, rapidly growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) ...
LGBT Social Movements
Amy L. Stone, Sarah Davis
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2019-04-24
LGBT Social MovementsIntroductionThe study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements mostly emerges out of the sociological s...
Life Course
Deborah Carr
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Life Course Introduction Sociology of the life course is a sophisticated theoretical paradigm designed to understand human lives. Four key ...
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