Geographical Sociology: Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Applications in the Sociology of Location (2012) (GeoJournal Library #105)

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Synopsis
The discipline of Sociology has a rich history of including spatial context in the analysis of social issues. Much of this history has revolved around the development and application of spatial theory aimed at understanding the geographic distribution of social problems, the organization of communities, and the relationship between society and the environment. More recently, the social sciences have seen a large number of technological innovations that now make it possible to place social behaviour in spatial context. Consequently, because of the historical disjuncture in the development of spatial theory and the recent development of relevant methodological tools, the relationship between materials describing both the methodological approaches and their theoretical importance a scattered throughout various books and articles. Geographical Sociology consolidates these materials into a single accessible source in which spatial concepts such as containment, proximity, adjacency, and others are examined in relation to such methodological tools as hierarchical linear models, point pattern analysis, and spatial regression. As these methods continue to increase in popularity among social scientists the ability to more generally understand societies relationship to geographic space will continue to increase in it importance in the field. This book represents a starting point to linking these concepts to practice and is presented in an accessible form in which students, researchers, and educators can all learn, and in turn, contribute to its development.
Copyright:
2012

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9789400738492
Related ISBNs:
9789400738485
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
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Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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