000			02087nam a2200217Ia 4500
003			NULRC
005			20250520094933.0
008			250520s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a138211418
040			_cNULRC
050			_aHM 51 .M33 1987
100			_aMacionis, John J. _eauthor
245		0	_aSociology / _cJohn J. Macionis
260			_aEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey : _bPrentice-Hall, _cc1987
300			_axxi, 671 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c27 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aThe Foundation of Sociology -- The Foundations of Society -- Social Inequality -- Social Institutions -- Social Change.
520			_aThis text has been conceived, written, and produced with a keen awareness of its audience: undergraduate college and university students beginning the study of sociology. One considerable challenge in developing an introductory text is that beginning students of sociology are quite diverse, representing many kinds of schools as well as many career objectives. This is a diversity I know first-hand, having taught for almost twenty years in various academic settings, including large universities, small private colleges, community colleges, and even a prison and a police academy. From the out-set, it has been my intention to write a book that can meet the needs of the widest range of students, because a text becomes unusually rich as it reflects the extensive diversity of North American society itself. Most sociologists would probably agree that there is little in the discipline that is inherently beyond the understanding of any undergraduate student. At the same time, how the material is presented-in the form of explanation and example—is crucial in an introductory text. I have tried to present the discipline of sociology in the most comprehensive way possible, ensuring that all major concepts and arguments are carefully explained and illustrated, so that students of all ages, social backgrounds, and career interests can grasp their importance.
650			_aSOCIOLOGY
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c6794 _d6794