Sociology: An Introduction - Softcover

Gelles, Richard J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072359676 ISBN 13: 9780072359671

Verlag: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1999

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Now in full color, this comprehensive mainstream introductory text, published in paperback and packaged with a complimentary study guide, offers students a current, lively, and concise introduction to sociology -- at a bargain price. It holds a unique place in the market between the big (20+ chapter) hardcover texts and the brief core texts of 12 to 14 chapters. Its clear writing and solid sociology have made it popular at both four-year institutions and community colleges. It provides the basics -- the sociological perspective, theoretical orientations, the use of the scientific method to study human behavior, and the various tools of sociological research -- and emphasizes how sociology offers answers to real-word questions, both personal and public.

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Richard J Gelles is Professor of Sociology and Psychology and Director of the Family Violence Research Program at the University of Pennsylvania. His book, The Violent Home, was the first systematic empirical investigation of family violence and continues to be highly influential. He is the author or co-author of 21 books and more than 100 articles and chapters on family violence. Dr. Gelles received his A.B degree from Bates College (1968), an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Rochester (1971), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire (1973). From 1973 to 1981, Dr. Gelles edited the journal Teaching Sociology and earned the "Outstanding Contributions to Teaching Award" in 1979 from the American Sociological Association, Section on Undergraduate Education. He frequently serves as a consultant to policy-making and media groups. Ann Levine is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City. She received her B.A. with Highest Honors in English from New York University in 1966. In 1992, Ms. Levine went to Borneo as a volunteer for the Orangutan Research and Rehabilitation Program, founded by Birute Galdikas. She is currently working with Dr. Galdikas, whose book on the great red apes, Reflections of Eden, was recently published

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0072359676
• ISBN 13: 9780072359671
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 6
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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