SociologyMy aims in preparing this edition remain the same as the were at the beginning: to bring contemporary sociology to students who have had little or no exposure to the field; to make this presentation as comprehensive, balanced, and clear as possible, without compromising the complexity of the discipline of sociology; and to stress concrete illustrations of sociological principles rather than describing them in abstract terms. |
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