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Social science : an introduction to the study of society / Elgin F. Hunt, [and] David C. Colander

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Pearson, c2011Edition: Fourteenth EditionDescription: xxi, 454 pages : illustration ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780205702718
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • H 85 .H86 2011
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Social Science and Its Methods -- Chapter 2 Human Origins -- Chapter 3 Origins of Western Society -- Chapter 4 Society, Culture, and Cultural Change -- Chapter 5 Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society -- Chapter 6 Technology and Society -- Chapter 7 Psychology, Society, and Culture -- Chapter 8 The Family -- Chapter 9 Religion -- Chapter 10 Education -- Chapter 11 Social and Economic Stratification -- Chapter 12 Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination -- Chapter 13 The Functions and Forms -- Chapter 14 Governments of the World -- Chapter 15 Democratic Governmentin the United States of America -- Chapter 16 The Organization of Economic Activities -- Chapter 17 The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges -- Chapter 18 International Political Relations -- Chapter 19 International Economic Relations -- Chapter 20 The Political Economies of Developing Countries -- Chapter 21 International Institutions and the Search for Peace -- Index -- Credits.
Summary: "Multidisciplinary look at introductory social science This classic text provides a revised and updated survey of the social sciences, written in an unbiased manner with a multidisciplinary, common sense approach. The Fourteenth Edition highlights the dramatic political and economic changes that have swept the world in recent years, providing students and instructors with a starting point for lively classroom discussions and debate."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Social Science and Its Methods -- Chapter 2 Human Origins -- Chapter 3 Origins of Western Society -- Chapter 4 Society, Culture, and Cultural Change -- Chapter 5 Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society -- Chapter 6 Technology and Society -- Chapter 7 Psychology, Society, and Culture -- Chapter 8 The Family -- Chapter 9 Religion -- Chapter 10 Education -- Chapter 11 Social and Economic Stratification -- Chapter 12 Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination -- Chapter 13 The Functions and Forms -- Chapter 14 Governments of the World -- Chapter 15 Democratic Governmentin the United States of America -- Chapter 16 The Organization of Economic Activities -- Chapter 17 The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges -- Chapter 18 International Political Relations -- Chapter 19 International Economic Relations -- Chapter 20 The Political Economies of Developing Countries -- Chapter 21 International Institutions and the Search for Peace -- Index -- Credits.

"Multidisciplinary look at introductory social science

This classic text provides a revised and updated survey of the social sciences, written in an unbiased manner with a multidisciplinary, common sense approach.

The Fourteenth Edition highlights the dramatic political and economic changes that have swept the world in recent years, providing students and instructors with a starting point for lively classroom discussions and debate."

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