Discourse on Applied Sociology: Volume 2: Practising Perspectives (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)

This engaging two-volume study pursues a balance between theoretical and practical sociology.

Volume II, subtitled ‘Practising Perspectives’, provides workable guidelines for social scientists, policymakers, planners, administrators and social activists. The reader is also introduced to the sophisticated research methods employed in the social sciences. Emphasizing cross-cultural experiences and a global perspective, the essays study social problems using inductive and deductive approaches, measurable concepts and quantitative analysis. Modern crises precipitated by war, terrorism, anarchy and poverty are examined in practical and realistic terms.

Samir Dasgupta, D.Litt. is Professor and Chairperson, Department of Sociology at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.

Robyn Bateman Driskell, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Sociology at Baylor University, Texas.