Through the global lens : an introduction to the social sciences
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Through the global lens : an introduction to the social sciences
Prentice Hall, c2003
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Social Sciences; also for Global Issues, World Community, and Introduction to International Studies courses.
This is the only introductory social science text that uses a global perspective to analyze human affairs. This text looks at each of the six social sciences (sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, and geography), and uses case studies, feature film analyses, maps, and photos to highlight important historical events and concepts throughout.
Table of Contents
I. THE HUMAN DRAMA: THROUGH THE GLOBAL LENS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.
1. Globalization.
2. Social Science Philosophy and Methods.
II. PHYSICAL SETTING UNDERLYING THE HUMAN DRAMA.
3. Geography and Spatial Analysis.
4. Global Ecological Problems.
5. Solving Ecological Problems.
III. SUBJECTIVE INFLUENCES ON THE HUMAN DRAMA.
6. Identity Amid Human Diversity.
7. Psychology and Human Motivation.
8. Global Ethics and Human Rights.
IV. SOCIO-CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON THE HUMAN DRAMA.
9. Anthropology and Humans as Bio-cultural Beings.
10. Sociology and Human Social Activity.
11. Comparative Cultures.
V. DIRECTING THE HUMAN DRAMA: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
12. Political Science: Who Gets What, When, and How.
13. The State Challenged by New Actors.
VI. PRODUCING THE HUMAN DRAMA: HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN RESOURCES.
14. Macroeconomics and U.S. Economic Hegemony.
15. International Economics.
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