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For one-quarter/semester Introductory Sociology courses at 4-year schools. With a straight-forward, one-color presentation, Jonathan Turner offers the most comprehensive and theoretical introduction to sociology. This format allows students to read and focus on what is most important . The extensive table of contents offers choices when considering the material to be covered in a typical course in a modular, yet integrated way. With uncommon depth and breadth of coverage,Sociologycovers the most important key concepts and ideas from the world of sociology.

Jonathan H. Turner, the Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Riverside, has taught numerous courses throughout the years, but always enjoyed introducing students to sociology through teaching the introductory course. Professor Turner received a B.A. with honors from University of California at Santa Barbara, a M.A. and doctorate in sociology from Cornell University.

Dr. Turner has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited a number of works, including The Structure of Sociological Theory, The Emergence of Sociological Theory, Patterns of Social Organization, Inequality: Privilege and Poverty in America (with Charles Starnes), and many others. His areas of specialization touch many areas within the discipline of sociology such as sociological theory, human and societal evolution, social stratification and inequality, philosophy of science, and historical sociology.

Professor Turner is a member of the American Sociological Association and a former president of the Pacific Sociological Society. He has been the journal editor for Sociological Perspectives and is currently the journal editor for Sociological Theory.

Prologue: Gaining Perspective from a Timeline of Human Society
The Sociological Imagination
The Origins and Nature of Sociology
Auguste Comte Harriet Martineau
Sociology and the Enlightenment
Herbert Spencer
Eacute;mile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Max Weber
The Early American Tradition
George Herbert Mead
The Chicago School of Sociology and its Competitors
The Early Emphasis on Sociological Practice
Jane Adams and Hull House
The Study of Sociology Today
Summary
Key Terms
The Scientific Method and Sociology
The Nature of Science
Methods in Sociology
Experiments
Surveys
Observations
Histories
Does Science Take Away Humanism?
Scientific Sociology and Social Practice
Summary
Key Terms
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Problems in Developing Scientific Theories
Theoretical Orientations in Sociology
Functional Theorizing
Evolutionary Theories
Ecological Theories
Conflict Theories
Critical Theories
Postmodern Theories
Interactionist Theories
Utilitarian Theories
The State of Theory in Sociology
Summary
Key Terms
Basic Elements of Social Organization
Biology
Natural Selection as a Driving Force
The Evolution of Primates &
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Sociology

Sociology

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