Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic PerspectiveDIVThe most popularly read, adapted, anthologized, and incorporated primer on sociology ever written for modern readers/divDIV /divDIVAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger lays the groundwork for a clear understanding of sociology in his straightforward introduction to the field, much loved by students, professors, and general readers. Berger aligns sociology in the humanist tradition—revealing its relationship to the humanities and philosophy—and establishes its importance in thinking critically about the modern world./divDIV /divDIVThroughout, Berger presents the contributions of some of the most important sociologists of the time, including Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Vilfredo Pareto, and Thorstein Veblen./div |
Contents
Sociology as a Form of Consciousness | |
Alternation and Biography Or How to Acquire | |
Sociological PerspectiveMan in Society | |
Sociological PerspectiveSociety in | |
Sociological PerspectiveSociety as Drama | |
Sociological Machiavellianism and Ethics Or How | |
Sociology as a Humanistic Discipline | |
Bibliographical Comments | |
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