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A Sociology of Ireland, 3rd edition
By Hilary Tovey, Perry Share and Mary Corcoran
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Category(ies): Social Studies
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Positions Ireland sociologically within a global context
Considers key aspects of Ireland`s changing structures, culture and everyday
life
Written in an accessible and interesting style
Includes a comprehensive bibliography
Suitable for sociology courses in Irish universities and Institutes of
Technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including general arts
programmes, applied social studies, social work and social science
Provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Irish society for students of
Irish Studies in Ireland and elsewhere



Author Biography
Perry Share is Head of the Department of Humanities at the Institute of Technology, Sligo and is a research associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA). Hilary Tovey is a senior lecturer in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, and a fellow of TCD. Mary P. Corcoran is a lecturer at NUI Maynooth and is a research associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA).



Table of Contents
Part I Sociology in Ireland
Introduction
Chapter 1: Sociology and Modernity
Chapter 2: Irish Sociology
Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Irish Development
Chapter 4: The Modernising State
Chapter 5: Civil Society: Community and Citizenship
Part II Irish Society
Introduction
Chapter 6: Population & Migration
Chapter 7: Inequality, Poverty & Class
Chapter 8: Education
Chapter 9: Gender, Sexuality and the Family
Chapter 10: The Body, Health & Illness
Chapter 11: Crime & Deviance
Part III Cultural Change
Introduction
Chapter 12: One Nation, One Culture?
Chapter 13: The Culture of Everyday Life
Chapter 14: Religion
Chapter 15: Media
Chapter 16: New Social Movements
Part IV A Post-Modern Society
Introduction
Chapter 17: Consumption
Chapter 18: Environmentalism
Chapter 19: Ireland Goes Global?



Publication Details
Format Paperback, 623 pages
ISBN 9780717142101
Imprint Gill & Macmillan
Language English
Product Dimensions 235 x 156 mm
Publication Date August 2007



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