Sociology: Antipodean Perspectives 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 textbook. 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.

• Emphasis on narratives that engage students in sociological thought
• Contemporary approach to notions of place, time and division provides context through which to understand the workings of society
• Prelude by renowned writer Tim Winton

New to this Edition:

• 35 new chapters including animals, drugs, new global elites, regional towns
• 35 new authors
• Extensive revisions and updates of existing chapters and the glossary
• Clearer outlines of the central challenges that face antipodeans into the new century: sustainable development and social inclusion.

Introduction: The Peculiar Path of Australasian Modernity

PART 1: PLACE Section 1: Themes
1. Prelude: ‘Land’s Edge’ and ‘Fugliness and the Smalltown Shambolic’
2. Australian Cities
3. Suburbs
4. Regions
5. Wilderness
6. Sea Lanes
Section 2: Places
Metropolitan Cities and their Hinterlands
7. Canberra 8. Sydney
9. Western Sydney
10. Melbourne
11. Brisbane
12. Perth
13. Adelaide
Antipodean Visions
Towns and Regions
14. Regional Cities
15. Mining Towns
16. Northern Territory
17. Alice Springs
18. North-West Australia
19. Kimberley
20. Murray-Darling Basin
21. Queensland Towns Edges
22. The Torres Strait Islands
23. Papua New Guinea and Australia
24. Pacific Islands
25. New Zealand
26. South-East Asian Cities
27. South Africa
Centres
28. Britain
29. The United States
30. Australia and India
31. China and Australia

PART 2: TIME
Section 1: Spans
32. Australia to 1880
33. 1880–1914
34. Between Two Wars
35. The Forties
36. The Fifties
37. The Sixties and Seventies
38. The Eighties and Beyond
Section 2: Culture
Living Culture
39. Growing Up
40. Women
41. Men
42. Children
43. Youth
44. Family
45. Animals
Antipodean Cultural Traffic
Doing Culture
46. Work
47. Education
48. Law
49. Religions
50. Consumption
51. Food
52. Drugs
Performing Culture
53. Art in Australia 54. Visual Media
55. Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
56. Sport
Live-in Culture
57. Cars
58. Transport
59. Mobile Technologies
60. House and Home
61. Kitchens
62. Backyards
63. Architecture

PART 3: DIVISION
Section 1: Themes
64. Division
65. Insiders and Outsiders
66. Dividing Community
Section 2: Division
Movement, Margins and Identities
67. Regulating Difference: Aborigines in the Settler State
68. Regulating Difference: Population Policy in the Settler State
69. Aboriginal Australians
70. Migrants
71. Exiles
72. Expatriates
73. Refugees
74. The Incarcerated
Antipodean Strangers
Cycles of Social Divisions
75. Gender
76. Sexuality
77. Poverty
78. Class
79. New Global Elites
Instituting Public Culture
80. Sustainability
81. Human Security: Water, Food and Energy
82. Citizenship, Solidarity, and the State
83. Social inequality in Australia and New Zealand
84. Policies of Inclusion

PART 4: CONCLUSION
85. The Australian Settlement and the New Century

Editors:
Peter Beilharz - Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
Trevor Hogan - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University

Contributors:
Haydn Aarons, Sociology, La Trobe University
Vincent Alessi, La Trobe University Museum of Art, La Trobe University
Dennis Altman, Institute for Human Security, La Trobe University
Ian Anderson, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
Glenda Ballantyne, Department of Sociology, Swinburne University
Andrew Beer, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide
Peter Beilharz, Sociology, La Trobe University
Harry Blatterer, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
Geoffrey Bolton, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Murdoch University
Tara Brabazon, Communication Programme, University of Ontario
Trevor Budge, Community Planning and Development Program, La Trobe University
David Burchell, School of Humanities and Languages, University of Western Sydney
Andrew Butt, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University
Alison Carroll, Asialink, University of Melbourne
Andrew Charlton, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Politics
Lynda Cheshire, School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Inga Clendinnen, historian and freelance writer
Graeme Davison, School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, Monash University
Philip Darby, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
David de Vaus, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland
Kim Dovey, School of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne
Christine Ellem, Sociology, La Trobe University
Anthony Elliott, Department of Sociology, Flinders University
Neil Fettling, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry, La Trobe University
Julie Finlayson, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
Kieran Finnane, Alice Springs–based journalist and writer
John Germov, School of Humanties and Social Science, University of Newcastle
David Goodman, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Alastair Greig, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Ghassan Hage, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Richard Hartley, Perth-based historian
Kirsten Henderson, Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Trevor Hogan, Sociology, La Trobe University
Graeme Hugo, School of Geography, Environment and Population, University of Adelaide
Evie Katz, Social Values and Sustainability, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Diane Kirkby, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University
Jan Kociumbas, Department of History, University of Sydney
Renata Kokanovic, School of Political and Social Inquiry, University of Melbourne
Victoria Laurie, Perth-based journalist and feature writer
Geoffrey Lawrence, School of Social Science,University of Queensland
Lenore Layman, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Murdoch University
Helen Lee, Anthropology, La Trobe University
Ian Lowe, School of Social Science, Griffith University
Catharine Lumby, Journalism and Media Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Stuart Macintyre, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Raymond Madden, Anthropology, La Trobe University
Peta Malins, Legal Studies, La Trobe University
Simon Marginson, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Bill Martin, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland
David Martin, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Steve Matthewman, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland
Anthony Moran, Sociology, La Trobe University
John Murphy, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Peter Murphy, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
Christy Newman, National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales
Peter Newman, Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University
Diana Nguyen, Melbourne-based writer and actor
Yusuf Sheikh Omar, Refugee Studies, La Trobe University
Nikos Papastergiadis, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
Mark Peel, History Department, University of Liverpool
Stefan Petrow, School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania
Belinda Probert, La Trobe University
Alice Pung, Melbourne-based writer
Ira Raja, English Department, University of Delhi
Sharyn Roach Anleu, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University
Nicolas Rothwell, Darwin-based journalist and writer
Tim Rowse, Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy, University of Western Sydney
Guy Rundle, Arena magazine
Nonie Sharp, Anthropology, La Trobe University
Anthony Smith, School of Health Sciences Research, La Trobe University
Nicholas Smith, Anthropology, La Trobe University
Tim Soutphommasane, School of Journalism, Australian & Indigenous Studies, Monash University
Ramon Spaaij, Sociology, La Trobe University
Peter Spearritt, School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics, University of Queensland
Sian Supski, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
Peter Vale, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
Clinton Walker, Sydney-based writer and music journalist
Maggie Walter, School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania
Terri-Ann White, Perth-based author
Raelene Wilding, Sociology, La Trobe University
Jacqueline Wilson, School of Education, University of Ballarat
Shaun Wilson, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
Tim Winton, Perth-based author
In Memoriam: Anthony McMahon, George Seddon

A selection of chapters from the first edition of Sociology are available below:

• Victoria's Western District
• Kuala Lumpur
• Technology
• Front Gardens
• Freedom Rides