Ten Questions A Sociological Perspective,9780495006909

Ten Questions A Sociological Perspective

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ISBN13: 9780495006909
ISBN10: 0495006904
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Pub. Date: 2006-04-11
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Summary

What does it mean to be human? Are human beings free? Why is there misery in the world? TEN QUESTIONS: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE examines the philosophies of the classical sociologists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Mead, and Berger and looks at how the field of sociology has approached these questions over the past 150 years.

Table of Contents

Preface x
Introduction 1(7)
How Do Sociologists Study Society?
8(21)
Researching the Social World
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
8(1)
The Beginnings of Rational Proof
8(2)
Proof, Science, and Sociology
10(10)
Two Assumptions of Science
20(3)
Sociology: Understanding the Puzzle of Society
23(1)
Summary and Conclusion
24(1)
Questions to Consider
25(1)
References
26(3)
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
29(19)
Human Nature, Society, and Culture
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
29(2)
Human Beings Are Social Beings
31(9)
Human Beings Are Cultural Beings
40(2)
The Importance of It All
42(2)
Summary and Conclusion
44(1)
Questions to Consider
44(1)
References
45(3)
How Is Society Possible?
48(29)
The Basis for Social Order
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
48(1)
Society Is a Social Organization
49(3)
Society Is Possible through Social Interaction
52(4)
Society Depends on Social Patterns
56(8)
Society Is Made Possible through Feelings of Loyalty
64(3)
Conflict and Change Help Preserve Society
67(3)
Summary and Conclusion
70(1)
Questions to Consider
71(1)
References
71(6)
Why Are People Unequal in Society?
77(33)
The Origin and Perpetuation of Social Inequality
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
77(1)
Introduction
77(3)
Why Does Inequality Emerge in the First Place?
80(9)
Why Does Inequality Continue?
89(10)
Summary and Conclusion
99(2)
Questions to Consider
101(1)
References
101(9)
Are Human Beings Free?
110(41)
The Power of Society over Human Thinking and Action
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
110(2)
The Meaning of Freedom
112(5)
Freedom and the Control of Thought
117(14)
Freedom and the Control of Action
131(7)
Social Forces and the Individual: Is Any Freedom Possible?
138(3)
Summary and Conclusion
141(2)
Questions to Consider
143(1)
References
144(7)
Why Can't Everyone Be Just Like Us?
151(25)
Value Judgments, Ethnocentrism, and Human Differences
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
151(1)
The Meaning of Values
152(2)
Values and Making Value Judgments
154(2)
Meaning of Ethnocentrism
156(2)
The Reasons Ethnocentrism Arises
158(5)
Human Differences
163(5)
Summary and Conclusion
168(1)
Questions to Consider
169(1)
References
170(6)
Why Is There Misery in the World?
176(39)
Society as an Important Source of Human Problems
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
176(5)
The First Cause of Misery: Social Inequality
181(10)
The Second Cause of Misery: Destructive Social Conflict
191(3)
The Third Cause of Misery: Socialization
194(4)
The Fourth Cause of Misery: Alienation
198(4)
Summary and Conclusion
202(3)
Questions to Consider
205(1)
References
205(10)
Does the Individual Really Make a Difference?
215(32)
An Introduction to Social Change
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
215(2)
The Individual's Influence on His or Her Own Life
217(1)
The Individual's Influence on Other Individuals
217(4)
The Individual Versus Social Organization
221(6)
Social Change: A Sociological View
227(10)
Some Implications for Living
237(2)
Summary and Conclusion
239(1)
Questions to Consider
239(1)
References
240(7)
Is Organized Religion Necessary for Society?
247(40)
Tradition, Modernization, and Secularization
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
247(1)
Defining Religion
248(6)
The Social Functions of Religion
254(13)
Is Organized Religion Still Necessary?
267(12)
Summary and Conclusion
279(2)
Questions to Consider
281(1)
References
282(5)
Should We Generalize about People?
287(21)
Generalizing, Categorizing, Stereotyping, and the Importance of Social Science
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
287(1)
Categories and Generalizations
288(5)
The Stereotype
293(3)
Social Science: A Reaction to Stereotypes
296(6)
Summary and Conclusion
302(2)
Questions to Consider
304(1)
References
305(3)
Why Study Sociology?
308(21)
Understanding, Questioning, and Caring
Concepts, Themes, and Key Individuals
308(1)
Sociology and a Liberal Arts Education
308(2)
Sociology and Democracy
310(13)
Summary and Conclusion
323(1)
Questions to Consider
324(1)
References
324(5)
Glossary 329(18)
Index 347

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