Our social world : introduction to sociology /
Ballantine, Jeanne H.
Our social world : introduction to sociology / Jeanne H. Ballantine, [and] Keith A. Roberts - Second Edition : Pine Forge Press, c2009 - xxxii, 582 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: To Our Readers -- Instructors: How to Make This Book Work for You -- A personal Note to the Instructor -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Understanding Our Social World: The Scientific Study of Society -- PART II. Social Structure, Processes, and Control -- PART III. Inequality -- PART IV. Institutions -- PART V. Social Dynamics -- References -- Credits -- Glossary/Index.
"The Second Edition of Our Social World provides an engaging introduction to the sociological imagination - understood globally. It presents the core ideas and theoretical perspectives of sociology in an unforgettable way. Emphasizing the applied side of sociology, the book takes students deep into the social issues covered and challenges them to see the interconnectedness of basic sociological concepts."
9781412968188
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY--CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
HM 586 .B35 2009
Our social world : introduction to sociology / Jeanne H. Ballantine, [and] Keith A. Roberts - Second Edition : Pine Forge Press, c2009 - xxxii, 582 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: To Our Readers -- Instructors: How to Make This Book Work for You -- A personal Note to the Instructor -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Understanding Our Social World: The Scientific Study of Society -- PART II. Social Structure, Processes, and Control -- PART III. Inequality -- PART IV. Institutions -- PART V. Social Dynamics -- References -- Credits -- Glossary/Index.
"The Second Edition of Our Social World provides an engaging introduction to the sociological imagination - understood globally. It presents the core ideas and theoretical perspectives of sociology in an unforgettable way. Emphasizing the applied side of sociology, the book takes students deep into the social issues covered and challenges them to see the interconnectedness of basic sociological concepts."
9781412968188
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY--CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
HM 586 .B35 2009
