Charon, Joel M., 1939-
Ten questions : a sociological perspective / Joel M. Charon. - 5th ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2004. - xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. How do sociologists study society? researching the social world - 2. What does it mean to be human? Human nature, society and culture - 3. How is society possible? The basis for social order - 4. Why are people unequal in society? The origin and perpetuation of social inequality - 5. Are human beings free? The power of society over human thinking and action - 6. Why can't everyone be just like us? Value judgments, ethnocentrism, and human differences - 7. Why is there misery in the world? Society as an important source of human problems - 8. Does the individual really make a difference? An introduction to social change - 9. Is organized religion necessary for society? Tradition, modernization, and secularization - 10. Is sociology important? The necessity for a critical understanding of society - Afterword: Should we generalize about people?
053460952X (pbk.)
Sociology.
United States--Social conditions.
301 / CHA
Ten questions : a sociological perspective / Joel M. Charon. - 5th ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2004. - xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. How do sociologists study society? researching the social world - 2. What does it mean to be human? Human nature, society and culture - 3. How is society possible? The basis for social order - 4. Why are people unequal in society? The origin and perpetuation of social inequality - 5. Are human beings free? The power of society over human thinking and action - 6. Why can't everyone be just like us? Value judgments, ethnocentrism, and human differences - 7. Why is there misery in the world? Society as an important source of human problems - 8. Does the individual really make a difference? An introduction to social change - 9. Is organized religion necessary for society? Tradition, modernization, and secularization - 10. Is sociology important? The necessity for a critical understanding of society - Afterword: Should we generalize about people?
053460952X (pbk.)
Sociology.
United States--Social conditions.
301 / CHA