Table of Contents

Part I: Sociology in Ireland

Chapter 1: Sociology and Modernity

Chapter 2: Irish Sociology

Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Irish Development

Chapter 4: Civil Society, Community and Social Capital

Part II: Ireland: An Unequal Society

Chapter 5: Who Rules Ireland?

Chapter 6: Work, Livelihoods and Everyday Experiences of Inequality

Chapter 7: Education

Chapter 8: Gender, Sexuality and the Family

Chapter 9: The Body, Health and Illness

Chapter 10: Crime and Deviance

Part III: Cultural Change

Chapter 11: New Irish Identities

Chapter 12: The Culture of Everyday Life

Chapter 13: Religion

Chapter 14: Media and New Technologies

Chapter 15: Consumption and Lifestyles

Chapter 16: Future Directions in Irish Sociology

About the Author

Perry Share PhD is Head of Department of Humanities at the Institute of Technology, Sligo and Research Associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) and the Irish Social Science Platform (ISSP). Mary P. Corcoran PhD is Professor of Sociology at NUI Maynooth and Research Associate of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) and the Irish Social Science Platform (ISSP).