Sociology : a very short introduction
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Sociology : a very short introduction
Oxford University Press, 1999
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Includes index
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In this text the author reasserts the value of sociology as a social science, a way of understanding the human condition that grounds its explanations in reliable observations of the real world. Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, work in bureaucracies, and changes in religious and political organizations, Bruce explores the tension between the individual's role in society and society's role in shaping the individual, and demonstrates the value of sociology as a perspective for understanding the modern world.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Status of Sociology
- 2. Social Constructions
- 3. Causes and Consequences
- 4. The Modern World
- 5. The Imposters.
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