Sociology: A Down-to-earth ApproachThis best-selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed down-to-earth approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The Seventh Edition of this highly regarded text retains all the features that have made previous editions so successful. The author has a unique ability to engage students without sacrificing content or talking down to them. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares his passion for sociology with his readers like no other author of an introductory text can. |
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... Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic Max Weber ( Mahx VAY - ber ) ( 1864–1920 ) , a German sociologist and a contemporary of Durkheim , also held professorships in the new academic discipline of sociology . Like Durkheim and Marx , Weber ...
... Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic Max Weber ( Mahx VAY - ber ) ( 1864–1920 ) , a German sociologist and a contemporary of Durkheim , also held professorships in the new academic discipline of sociology . Like Durkheim and Marx , Weber ...
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A Down-to-earth Approach James M. Henslin. In traditional societies , religion was a dominant force . In this photo of Victoria , Malta , the cathedral makes it evident how tradition dominated village life . Max Weber and Karl Marx ...
A Down-to-earth Approach James M. Henslin. In traditional societies , religion was a dominant force . In this photo of Victoria , Malta , the cathedral makes it evident how tradition dominated village life . Max Weber and Karl Marx ...
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... Weber , Max . From Max Weber : Essays in Sociology . Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills , trans . and ed . New York : Oxford University Press , 1946 . Weber , Max . The Theory of Social and Economic Organization , A. M. Henderson and ...
... Weber , Max . From Max Weber : Essays in Sociology . Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills , trans . and ed . New York : Oxford University Press , 1946 . Weber , Max . The Theory of Social and Economic Organization , A. M. Henderson and ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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