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1 Key Ideas About the Social
World
If you pay attention to recurring messages
in the popular media, you might easily get the idea that our world is in the
process of changing dramatically. You might sense that the past is rapidly
disappearing as we crossing the threshold into an entirely new era. From
cheerleaders of the future, the message we get is that on one side of the
divide are all the old, bankrupt ideas that have made our world so me... more ...
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These ideas have relevance in sorting out
issues related to the world of work. They speak to problems and possibilities
shaping what it means to be a citizen today. They have much to offer in
thinking about the shifting nature of social relations even at the most
intimate levels involving lovers, friends, and neighbors. In short, the purpose
of the book is to reveal the relevance of sociological thinking for everyone
concerned about their public and private lives.
In preparing this work, I came to realize
how important some of my former teachers were in convincing me of the vitality
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Preface
This book, in presenting a brief account of
the sociological vocation and promise, is designed to serve as a text
particularly well-suited for courses in which students are also expected to
read from primary texts.
I has two specific goals in mind when
setting out write Key Ideas in Sociology.
First, I intended for it to provide students with a general overview of the
ways in which a number of important ideas have helped sociologists to better
understand contemporary societies and human social relations in those
societies. At the same time, I wanted to show how those ideas have been
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Contents
Preface xiii
1 ▇ Key Ideas About the Social World
Conceptualizing
Contemporary Society
Industrial Society
Democracy
Individualism
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