Ten questions : a sociological perspective

By:

Charon, Joel M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2004.Edition: 5th EditionDescription: xv, 352 p. : illustrationsISBN:

053460952X (pbk.)
9780534609528

Subject(s):

Sociology

DDC classification:

301 CHA

Contents:

How do sociologists study society? -- What does it mean to be human? -- How is society possible? -- Why are people unequal in society? -- Are human beings free? -- Why can't everyone be just like us? -- Why is there misery in the world? -- Does the individual really make a difference? -- Is organized religion necessary for society? -- Is sociology important? -- Should we generalize about people?

Summary: This book employs a unique approach to introducing and examining sociological principles by posing and answering in each chapter a question such as What does it mean to be human?; Are human beings free?; and Why is there misery in the world? The book examines the philosophies of the classical sociologists such as Marx, Webber, Durkheim, Mead, and Berger and looks at how the field of sociology has approached these questions over the past 150 years.

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Included Index.

How do sociologists study society? --
What does it mean to be human? --
How is society possible? --
Why are people unequal in society? --
Are human beings free? --
Why can't everyone be just like us? --
Why is there misery in the world? --
Does the individual really make a difference? --
Is organized religion necessary for society? --
Is sociology important? --
Should we generalize about people?

This book employs a unique approach to introducing and examining sociological principles by posing and answering in each chapter a question such as What does it mean to be human?; Are human beings free?; and Why is there misery in the world? The book examines the philosophies of the classical sociologists such as Marx, Webber, Durkheim, Mead, and Berger and looks at how the field of sociology has approached these questions over the past 150 years.

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