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Ten questions : a sociological perspective / Joel M. Charon.

By: Charon, Joel M, 1939-.
Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2004Edition: 5th ed.Description: xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 053460952X (pbk.).Subject(s): Sociology | United States -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 301
Contents:
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?
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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?