| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. How Do Sociologists Study Society?: Researching the Social World -- 2. What Does It Mean to Be Human?: Human Nature, Society, and Culture -- 3. How Is Society Possible?: The Basis for Social Order -- 4. Why Are People Unequal in Society?: The Origin and Perpetuation of Social Inequality -- 5. Are Human Beings Free?: The Power of Society over Human Thinking and Action -- 6. Why Can't Everyone Be Just Like Us?: Value Judgments, Ethnocentrism, and Human Differences -- 7. Why Is There Misery in the World?: Society as an Important Source of Human Problems -- 8. Does the Individual Really Make a Difference?: An Introduction to Social Change -- 9. Is Organized Religion Necessary for Society?: Tradition, Modernization, and Secularization -- 10. Is Sociology Important?: The Necessity for a Critical Understanding of Society -- Afterword: Should We Generalize About People? |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
0534238149 (acid-free, recycled paper) |
|
9780534238148 (acid-free, recycled paper) |
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