这是一部畅销二十多年的教科书。第6版为社会学概论课建立了新的规范。该书适合大学一年级学生适用，并有助于培养新一代的社会学家。本书的基调是将社会学视为在现代思想文化中的扮演着核心的角色以及在社会科学中占据着中心位置的学科。

Detailed contents

Preface to the sixth edition

Acknowledgements

About this book

List of figures

List of tables

List of boxes

1 What is Sociology?

2 Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

3 Theories and Perspectives in Sociology

4 Globalization and the ChangingWorld

5 The Environment

6 Cities and Urban Life

7 Social Interaction and Everyday Life

8 The Life-Course

9 Families and Intimate Relationships

10 Health, Illness and Disability

11 Stratification and Social Class

12 Poverty, Social Exclusion andWelfare

13 Global Inequality

14 Sexuality and Gender

15 Race, Ethnicity and Migration

16 Religion

17 The Media

18 Organizations and Networks

19 Education

20 Work and Economic Life

21 Crime and Deviance

References

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