Sociological Perspectives on Modern Accountancy

First Published in 2004. The subject of this text is modern accountancy, which is to be considered from a sociological perspective. The logical starting point is to map out the chosen subject, modern accountancy, before saying something about the particular disciplinary perspective, sociology, from which it is to be viewed. The volume is split into two parts the sociology of accountancy and Sociology for accounting.

Robin Roslender has a sociology background and is also a trained accountant. He has published articles in the British Accounting Review and other accountancy journals and is a Lecturer in Accountancy at the University of Stirling.

Part 1 The sociology of accountancy; Chapter 1 The profession; Chapter 2 Contemporary accounting roles; Chapter 3 Accountants' work experiences; Chapter 4 Accountancy and ideology; Part 2 Sociology for accountancy; Chapter 5 Financial accounting; Chapter 6 Management accounting; Chapter 7 Finance; Chapter 8 Auditing; Chapter 9 Summary and conclusions;