Sociology - Oxford Bibliographies
Economic Sociology
Frederick Wherry, Nicholas Occhiuto
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Economic SociologyIntroductionEconomic sociology is the study of the relationship between society and the market. The field incorporates insights from...
Education
Kristin Jordan, Jennifer C. Lee
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Education Introduction Sociology of education includes the study of all aspects of education ranging from the organization of schools themselve...
Education and Health
Robert A. Hummer, Lauren M. Perry
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Education and Health Introduction The relationship between education and health comprises important portions of the sociological, social scien...
Education Policy in the United States
Lindsey Young, Justina Judy Spicer, Barbara Schneider
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Education Policy in the United StatesIntroductionExamining educational policy through a sociological lens allows for a deeper understanding of the edu...
Educational Policy and Race
Mahala Dyer Stewart
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2020-05-27
Educational Policy and RaceIntroductionPolicies are crucial for understanding the way that racial inequalities persist within contemporary society. Ed...
Elites
Shamus Khan
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Elites Introduction Elites are those who have vastly disproportionate access to or control over a social resource. Such resources have transfer...
Emotions
Kathryn J. Lively
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
EmotionsIntroductionThe sociology of emotion is a relatively new field. Developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the sociology of emotion draws at...
Empires and Colonialism
George Steinmetz
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2014-01-13
Empires and ColonialismIntroductionEmpires have been the main form of large-scale political organization for at least two millennia, in contrast to mo...
Entrepreneurship
Ling Yang, Patricia H. Thornton
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
EntrepreneurshipIntroductionEntrepreneurship is the process of identifying and developing economic and social opportunities through the efforts of ind...
Environmental Sociology
Thomas Burns, Beth Caniglia
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2015-03-10
Environmental Sociology Introduction Although humankind has always relied upon the natural environment, the character of that relationship has...
Epistemology
Justin Cruickshank
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
EpistemologyIntroductionEpistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of knowledge, with knowledge traditionally defined as justif...
Ethnic Enclaves
Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, Maura Fennelly, Kevin Beck, Ernesto Castañeda
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2021-04-21
Ethnic EnclavesIntroductionEthnic enclaves have been defined in numerous ways. The word “ethnic” is often used to refer to a particular group with a s...
Ethnicity
Paul Spickard
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Ethnicity Introduction Ethnicity, and its sibling concept race, lies close to the center of sociological concern. Together these intertwining ...
Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
Michael E. Lynch
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2019-02-27
Ethnomethodology and Conversation AnalysisIntroductionEthnomethodology (literally people’s methodology) is the study of practices through which member...
Exchange Theory
Gretchen Peterson
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Exchange Theory Introduction Exchange theory is a term that encompasses several theoretical traditions that focus on exchange relationships an...
Families, Postmodern
Jose Martin Aveldanes, Carla A. Pfeffer, Jennifer Augustine
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2018-09-25
Postmodern FamiliesIntroductionWhat exactly is a postmodern family and why does it matter? Though they may disagree on specific dates, scholars genera...
Family
Lisa M. Warner, Brian Powell
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Family Introduction Family is among the most important social institutions—if not the most important. Sociologists recognize the centrality of ...
Family Policies
Rense Nieuwenhuis, Wim Van Lancker
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2017-09-27
Family PoliciesIntroductionFamily policies are those public policies that directly affect families with children. Given the fact that definitions of w...
Fascism
Marit A. Berntson
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
FascismIntroductionFascism dominated politics and society in the 1920s and 1930s and resulted in one of the world’s most destructive wars. The enormit...
Feminist Theory
Jennifer Carlson, Raka Ray
Subject: Sociology »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Feminist Theory Introduction Feminist theory explores both inequality in gender relations and the constitution of gender. It is best understood...
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