Language and Social Context

Language and Social Context
Author: Pier Paolo Giglioli
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1990
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780140133035

Even the simplest of spoken statements may provide far more information about the speaker - his social standing, his immediate situation, his relationship with his audience - than he might ever suspect.sociolinguistics focuses on all the varied aspects of the social organization of speech. We share a linguistic repertoire with members of our social networks (and failure to "fit in" linguistically may have far-reaching consequences); we also alter our speech patterns according to the specific social situation.

Required Reading

Required Reading
Author: Dan Clawson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Best books
ISBN: 9781558491526

Identifies and discusses the seventeen most influential books in the field of sociology.

Readings in the Sociology of Migration

Readings in the Sociology of Migration
Author: Clifford J. Jansen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2016-04-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483155129

Readings in the Sociology of Migration deals with migration as a sociological problem, with greater emphasis on internal migrations than on international migrations. Some of the problems covered by sociological inquiry in the study of migration are discussed, along with theories of migration such as the push-pull theory, differential migration, and motivation for migration. This book is comprised of 16 chapters and opens by outlining types of migration according to the professional and social composition of migrants: mass migration, economic migration from an underdeveloped country, economic emigration from an industrial country, and immigration into an industrial nation. A general typology of migration is then presented before the problem of migration in various countries such as Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United States is considered. The final chapter presents preliminary findings from a demographic and socioeconomic sample survey of the population of the metropolitan area of San Salvador, El Salvador. This monograph will be a useful resource for sociologists and policymakers concerned with migration.

The Structure of Schooling

The Structure of Schooling
Author: Richard Arum
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 801
Release: 2015
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452205426

This comprehensive reader in the sociology of education examines important topics and exposes students to examples of sociological research on schools. Drawing from classic and contemporary scholarship, the editors have chosen readings that examine current issues and reflect diverse theoretical approaches to studying the effects of schooling on individuals and society.

Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics
Author:
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 892
Release: 2005
Genre: Sociolinguistics
ISBN: 3110184184

In the course of the last 15 years, sociolinguistics (or the sociology of language) has established itself as an academic subject in many countries. The discipline promises to be of benefit in solving practical problems in such areas as language planning and standardization, language teaching and therapy, and language policy. Both research projects and publications and university teaching programmes in sociolinguistics now span such a wide field that it is hardly possible even for the experts to review the whole scope of the subject. A number of specialist periodicals and introductions and sur.