The Sage Handbook of Sociology

Sociology has evolved greatly since its inception as an academic discipline. It has diverged into numerous strands often flowing in disparate directions. The SAGE Handbook of Sociology reflects upon the condition of sociology today and also looks to future developments in the discipline.

Craig Calhoun is University Professor of Social Sciences at New York University and President of the Social Science Research Council; Bryan Turner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge; and Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology & Culture at Nottingham Trent University

Contributors′ Description:

Gary Albrecht, University of Illinois at Chicago

David Apter, Yale University

Paul Atkinson, Cardiff University

Stewart Clegg, University of Technology, Sydney

Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania

Dalton Conley, New York University

Nick Crossley, University of Manchester

Charles Crothers, Auckland University of Technology

Sara Delamont, Cardiff University

Gerard Delanty, University of Liverpool

John A. Hall, McGill University

Patricia Hill Collins, University of Cincinnati

Wendy Griswold, Northwestern University, Illinois

Charles Hirschman, University of Washington

Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge

Karen Knorr Cettina, University of Konstanz, Germany

David Lyon, Queen′s University, Kingston, Ontario

Sinisa Malesevic, University of Galway

Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of Illinois

Elspeth Probyn, University of Sydney

Adrian Raftery, University of Washington

Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen

Chris Rojek, Nottingham Trent University

Saskia Sassen, The University of Chicago

Mike Savage, University of Manchester

Richard Sennett, London School of Economics

Roger Silverstone, London School of Economics

Don Slater, London School of Economics

Heinz Steinert, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitat, Frankfurt

Bryan S. Turner, National University of Singapore

Jonathan H. Turner, University of California, Riverside

Sylvia Walby, University of Leeds

Kathleen E. White

Steven Yearley, University of York