Social Science Introduction

Author: Zhang Youqin
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: This book is suitable for undergraduate students of non-sociology majors, staff of social groups, and relevant departments. It aims to introduce the basic categories, theories, and main methods of sociology to students who are not majoring in sociology. The first part, Introduction, presents an overview of the discipline of sociology to readers; the second part, Individuals in Society, explains interpersonal interactions in society starting from the process of socialization; the third part, Social Groups, introduces major forms of social groups such as families, groups, organizations, and communities; the fourth part, Institutions and Structures, analyzes social institutions, structures, and main issues horizontally; the fifth part, Social Change, studies the longitudinal changes in society.