ITS POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT

THE INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SERIES AIMS TO PRESENT FOUNDATIONAL SOCIOLOGY IN A UNIQUE WAY. THE SERIES INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO DEBATES THAT ARE CURRENT AND ALIVE IN MODERN SOCIOLOGY, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. AS THEY MOVE FROM TOPIC TO TOPIC, STUDENTS WILL BUILD UP AN ADVANCED REPETOIRE OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTS. DISCUSSIONS ARE ALWAYS CLEAR AND ACCESIBLE. COHERENTLY STRUCTURED WITH A DEVELOPING AND CUMULATIVE THEME, EACH TITLE IS WRITTEN IN A LUCID, LOGICAL, AND ORGANISED WAY, PROMOTING THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILL OF SEQUENTIAL ARGUMENT THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST LEARN AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL. IN ADDITION, EXERCISES AT THE END OF EACH BOOK ARE CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED TO DEVELOP COGNITIVE SKILLS.