| Summary: | In Sociology Australia Judith Bessant and Rob Watts show how to develop a sociological perspective on what is happening in Australia today. Far-reaching social changes are taking place which affect us all: globalisation is impacting on our economy and culture; many people worry about the decline of 'family values', and race has become a heated issue. Using a sociological perspective we can explain why these changes are experienced as exciting, unsettling or devastating by different groups of people. In its first edition, Sociology Australia has been a very successful introductory textbook. This second edition has been fully revised and updated and includes new chapters on ethics and research, and on health
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