Sociology: Concepts and Applications in a Diverse World (5th Edition) - Softcover

Thomas J. Sullivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205305962 ISBN 13: 9780205305964

Publisher: Allyn and Bacon, 2000

Synopsis

This introduction to sociology uses the three major theoretical perspectives - functionalist, conflict, and interactionist - as tools for examining the social world. The author shows how society works and how human behavior is shaped by cultural, structural, and institutional forces, using illuminating examples. As in previous editions, the Fifth Edition also integrates two other themes that reflect some contemporary trends in sociology. The first is a reemergence of interest in how sociological knowledge can be applied to social problems or to helping people improve their lives. The second is the recognition that societies and cultures are becoming increasingly diverse and interdependent. For anyone interested in sociology.

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This introduction to sociology uses the three major theoretical perspectives - functionalist, conflict, and interactionist - as tools for examining the social world. The author shows how society works and how human behavior is shaped by cultural, structural, and institutional forces, using illuminating examples.

As in previous editions, the Fifth Edition also integrates two other themes that reflect some contemporary trends in sociology. The first is a reemergence of interest in how sociological knowledge can be applied to social problems or to helping people improve their lives. The second is the recognition that societies and cultures are becoming increasingly diverse and interdependent.

For anyone interested in sociology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn and Bacon
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205305962
• ISBN 13: 9780205305964
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 636
• Editor: Karen Hanson, Jeff Lasser