Sociology and Life - (9th Edition with Illustrations)

Author: Xie Fei
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Do you know the role sociology plays in your life? In fact, sociology is a comprehensive science that covers a wide range of topics such as gender, race, class, and age. It is also a collection of practical knowledge. It attempts to unravel the factors that have led to the transfer of job opportunities from the United States to China, assess the impact of the widespread adoption of computer and network technology on society, and address various aspects of your daily social life. In short, sociology is the study that combines everything in life, including humans, the environment, policies, and the era. Therefore, you cannot help but think about the relationship between sociology and your life. Do you know the role sociology plays in your life? In fact, sociology is a comprehensive science that covers a wide range of topics such as gender, race, class, and age. It is also a collection of practical knowledge. It attempts to unravel the factors that have led to the transfer of job opportunities from the United States to China, assess the impact of the widespread adoption of computer and network technology on society, and address various aspects of your daily social life. In short, sociology is the study that combines everything in life, including humans, the environment, policies, and the era. Therefore, you cannot help but think about the relationship between sociology and your life. This book clearly defines and analyzes basic sociological concepts and research methods, presents various theoretical perspectives in a reasonable and balanced manner, emphasizes the unique methods sociologists use to examine and question everyday behaviors, and teaches readers how to apply sociological imagination to explore social issues in their own life situations. Using cross-cultural examples under the lens of globalization, it explains social divisions such as gender, age, ethnicity, and class, as well as their impacts, and provides the latest research findings on recent important sociological topics.