Charon, Joel M.,  1939- <br/><br/>
Ten questions :  a sociological perspective / 
Joel M. Charon. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - Belmont, CA :  Wadsworth,  c2004. 
 - xv, 352 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>053460952X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301  / CHA