Hunt, Elgin F.

Social science : an introduction to the study of society / Introduction to the study of society Elgin F. Hunt, David C. Colander. - 13th ed. - Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2008. - xx, 523 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface. - Pt. 1. Introduction. Ch. 1 Social Science and Its Methods. Ch. 2. Human Origins. Ch. 3 Origins of Western Society. - Pt. II. Culture and the individual. Ch. 4. Society, Culture, and Cultural Change. Ch. 5. Geography, demography, ecology, and society. Ch. 6. Technology and society. Ch. 7. Psychology, society, and culture. - Pt. III. Institutions and society. Ch. 8. The Family. Ch. 9. Religion. Ch. 10. Education. Ch. 11. Social and economics stratification. Ch. 12. Stratification. Minorities, and discrimination. - Pt. IV. Politics and society. Ch. 13 The Functions and Forms of Government. Ch. 14. Governments of the World. Ch. 15. Democratic Government in United States. - Pt. V. Economics and society. Ch. 16 The Organization of Economic Activities. Ch. 17. Government and the Economy. Ch. 18. International Political Relations. Ch. 19. International Economic Relations. Ch. 20. The Political Economies of Developing Countries. Ch. 21 International Institutions and the Search for Peace. - Index.

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