Sociology: Place, Time and Division introduces students to the study of society from an interdisciplinary perspective. Defining sociology as the data and patterns of everyday life, the book is structured around three sections: place, time and division. The many ways that the lives of Australians intersect with broader societal notions of place and geography, history and culture, institutions and social divisions are covered expertly and creatively by each of the contributors to this text book. Written expressly for the purpose of engaging first year students in the study of sociology, the book's structure is both flexible and logical, making it an ideal learning and teaching tool.

 

Part One - Place
Section 1: Themes

Prelude: ‘Land's Edge' - Tim Winton
Australian Cities - Trevor Hogan
Suburbs - Graeme Davison
Regions - Geoff Lawrence; Lynda Cheshire
Communities - Inga Clendinnen
Wilderness - Stefan Petrow
Sealanes - Peter Murphy

Section 2: Places

Metropolitan Cities - Alastair Greig; David Brearley; Graeme Davison; Peter Spearitt; Jenny Gregory; Kerryn Goldsworthy; Tony Rayner; Bob Catley
Regions and Towns - Tim Rowse; Lenore Layman; Richard Hartley; Pat Lowe; George Seddon; Ray Madden; Alan Frost; Lynda Cheshire; Geoff Lawrence; David Holmes; Nonie Sharp
Edges - Helen Lee; Ian Carter; Chamsy el Ojeili; Trevor Hogan; Wendy Mee
Empires - Tara Brabazon; Dennis Altman

Part Two - Time
Section 1: History

Australia to 1880 - David Goodman
1880/1914 - Stuart Macintyre
World War I, Interwar - Geoffrey Bolton
The Forties - Di Kirkby
The Fifties - John Murphy
The Sixties and Seventies - Peter Beilharz
The Eighties and beyond - Guy Rundle

Section 2: Culture

Living Cultures - Ian Anderson, Maggie Walter, Evie Katz; Catharine Lumby; Anthony McMahon; Jan Kociumbas; Emma Tom; David De Vaus
Doing Culture - Belinda Probert; Simon Marginson; Sharyn Roche Anleu; Beryl Langer; John Germov; Rowan Ireland
Performing Culture - Charles Green; Lorraine Mortimer; Sophie Cunningham; Peter Craven; Clinton Walker; Sally Warhaft; Jim McKay
Live-in Culture - Christy Newman; Peter Newman; Judy Wajcman; Peter Timma; George Seddon; Alastair Greig; Kim Dovey

Part Three - Division
Section 1: Themes

Division - Nikos Papastergiadis
Insiders and Outsiders - Ghassan Hage

Section 2: Moving Divisions

Movement, Margins and Identities - John Goldlust; Renata Kokanovic
Cycles of Social Division - Glenda Ballantyne; Anthony Smith; Victor Minichielle; Maggie Jamieson; Allan Kellehear; Mark Peel; Bill Martin; Suzanne Franzway
Instituting Public Culture - Peter Newman; Glenda Ballantyne; Anthony Moran; Stuart Clegg; Alison McClelland

Part Four - Conclusion

The Australian Settlement and The New Century - Peter Beilharz; Trevor Hogan

Appendix - Key Theorists

Glossary/Key Concepts
Bibliography
Index

Professor Peter Beilharz - Sociology and Anthropology Program, La Trobe University

Trevor Hogan - Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology Program, La Trobe University

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Glossary

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Key Theorists

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