SociologyNow in its fifth edition, this text continues to provide understandable presentations of abstract sociological issues. The authors present the essentials of sociology clearly, and the bulk of the text has been revised to reflect recent research and critical topics. |
Contents
The Sociological Perspective | 1 |
Early Sociological Theory | 9 |
New Directions in Social Theory | 21 |
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