Sociological Perspectives on Modern Accountancy

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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;