From renowned author Ulrike Schuerkens comes an in-depth exploration of social transformations and developments. Combining an international approach with up-to-date research, this book provides a comprehensive introduction perfect for a range of Sociology courses taught at first and second year.

Looking at the rise of the auto-industrial economy and evaluating its effect on modern society, this book provides a succinct exploration that will be of interest across the social sciences

Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.

Ideal for those already familiar with basic Excel features, this updated Third Edition shows readers how to utilize Microsoft (R) Excel's functions and Analysis ToolPak to answer simple and complex questions about data.

Designed to help students understand difficult terms in their research courses, this pocket guide is in an ideal supplement to the many discipline specific texts on research methods and statistics.

The author demonstrates basic statistical concepts from two different perspectives, giving the reader a conceptual understanding of how to interpret statistics and their use

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Focusing on the methods that are commonly used by social scientists, this text introduces the regression methods for analysing spatial data.

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