{"product_id":"9781119250630","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFeaturing a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Ritzer \u003c\/strong\u003eis Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored many refereed articles and more than 25 books, including monographs, reference works, and textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on sociology as an author and editor, especially \u003cem\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e (11 vols., 2007; 2nd ed. forthcoming); \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e (3rd ed, 2016), \u003cem\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization\u003c\/em\u003e (5 vols., 2012), \u003cem\u003eGlobalization: A Basic Text\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd edition,? 2015 with Paul Dean), \u003cem\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/em\u003e (8th editions, last in 2015), \u003cem\u003eExpressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) and \u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd edition 2007). In the last decade his work has focused on the issue of prosumption. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 October 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119250630\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315498872972,"sku":"9781119250630","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119250630.jpg?v=1780114114","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119250630","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}