Volume 1 provides an overview of the core areas of sociology and the development of the discipline that is both comprehensive and up to date.

List of contributors; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; Part I. The Development of Sociology: 1. Sociology in continental Europe Christian Fleck and Matthias Duller; 2. The history of sociology in the United States Alan Sica; 3. The development of the discipline of sociology in Canada Rick Helmes-Hayes and Jean-Philippe Warren; 4. The development of the discipline of sociology in Britain John Scott; 5. The development of the discipline of sociology in East Asia Alvin Y So; 6. The development of the discipline of sociology in Latin America Roberto Briceño-León; 7. The development of the discipline of sociology in South Africa Sepideh Alwand Azari and Ari Sitas; 8. The development of the discipline of sociology in Australia Fran Collyer; Part II. Sociological Theory: 9. Classical sociological theory Anthony L. Haynor; 10. Contemporary sociological theory Scott Appelrouth; Part III. Sociological Research Methods: 11. Quantitative methodology Jacob Felson; 12. Social network analysis Nick Crossley; 13. Qualitative methodology Krzysztof Konecki; 14. Mixed method approaches David L. Morgan; 15. Comparative and historical methods Matthew Lange; 16. Demography Dudley Poston; Part IV. Culture and Socialization: 17. The sociology of culture John Mohr; 18. The sociology of socialization Joslyn Brenton; 19. The sociology of mass media Julian Matthews; Part V. Social Structure and the Organization of Society: 20. Perspectives on social structure Daniel Little; 21. Complex organization and work Robert Orrange; 22. The sociology of voluntary associations Emily Barman; Part VI. Social Inequality and Diversity: 23. Sociological perspectives on economic inequality Nathan Wilmers; 24. The sociology of race and ethnic relations Adalberto Aguirre, Jr; 25. The sociology of gender Sue Scott and Stevi Jackson; 26. The sociology of sexuality Gary Dowsett; 27. The sociology of disability Sharon N. Barnartt; Part VII. Social Institutions: 28. The sociology of families Manuela Naldini; 29. The sociology of religion David Yamane; 30. Political sociology Robert Fishman and Suzanne M. Coshow; 31. The sociology of education Jeanne Ballantine; 32. Economic sociology Nina Bandelj, Elizabeth Sowers and Zaibu Tufail; 33. Medical sociology Guido Giarelli; 34. Military sociology Meredith A. Kleykamp and James Ross Yastrzemsky; 35. Sociology of sport Jay Coakley; Part VIII. Social Problems and Deviant Behavior: 36. Sociological approaches to social problems Alexander A. Hernandez; 37. Sociological perspectives on criminal behavior Robert F. Meier; 38. Sociological perspectives on poverty Christian Suter, Tugce Beycan and Laura Ravazzini; 39. The sociology of terrorism Jeff Goodwin; 40. Sociological perspectives on illicit involvement with drugs Henry Brownstein; 41. Sociological perspectives on gambling James F. Cosgrave; Part IX. Locality, Geography, and the Environment: 42. Environmental sociology John Chung-En Liu and Michael Mayerfeld Bell; 43. Rural sociology JoAnn Jaffe and Michael Gertler; 44. Urban sociology Mark Gottdiener; 45. The sociology of migration Anna Amelina and Kenneth Horvath; 46. Global sociology Salvatore Babones; Part X. Social Change: 47. The sociology of social change Garth Massey; 48. The sociology of collective behavior and social movements Benjamín Tejerina Montaña.