Dictionary of the Social Sciences

Featuring over 1,800 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary of the Social Sciences is the most comprehensive, authoritative single-volume work of its kind. With coverage on the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism, the Dictionary is an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and non-specialists, it examines classic and contemporary scholarship including basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. As a true dictionary, it also contains concise, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields.


Author: Craig Calhoun
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/02/2002
Pages: 584
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.71lbs
Size: 10.44h x 7.40w x 1.73d
ISBN: 9780195123715

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2000 pg. 10
Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 162
Booklist 11/01/2002 pg. 538
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 261
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 33

About the Author

Craig Calhoun is president of the Social Science Research Council in New York City. A distinguished sociologist, he has taught at the University of North Carolina and New York University, and is co-author, with Donald Light and Suzanne Keller, of the bestselling textbook Sociology, now in its seventh edition.

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