Forest and the Trees Sociology As Life, Practice, and Promise

Name: Forest and the Trees Sociology As Life, Practice, and Promise
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ISBN: 9781592138760

ISBN-10: 1592138764

ISBN-13: 9781592138760

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Allan Johnson

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If sociology could teach everyone just one thing, what would it be? The Forest and the Trees is one sociologist's response to the hypothetical-the core insight with the greatest potential to change how people see the world and themselves in relation to it.This revised and updated edition features:- A new chapter that brings together the various aspects of the sociological model described in previous chapters with a detailed application to the origins of racism- A discussion of how individuals can participate in social change by stepping off paths of least resistance- The addition of graphics to illustrate the sociological model of systems and individuals

Book details

List price: $27.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 3/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.616



Introduction: Life, Practice, and Promise



The Forest, the Trees, and the One Thing



Culture: Symbols, Ideas, and the Stuff of Life



The Structures of Social Life



Population and Human Ecology: People, Space, and Place



Us, It, and Social Interaction



Living the Practice and the Promise



A Simple Framework for a Complicated World


Notes


Index