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Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.

• Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars
• Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline
• Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. His books include The McDonaldization of Society (6th edn., 2011), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd edn., 2007) Globalization: A Basic Text (2010). Ritzer has also received the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award.