| Description |
xii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Contemporary social sciences ; v. 1 |
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Contemporary social sciences ; v. 1
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| Contents |
The sociological perspective -- Sociological theroies -- Sociological methods -- The sociology of the state revisited -- Varieties of authoritarianism and democracy -- Social welfare systems and their limits -- Nations, nationalisms, and citizens -- Global, regional, and local forces -- The vicissitudes of the market principle -- Work, commitment, and alienation -- Technology, production, consumption, and the environment -- Population in its social context -- The vicissitudes of development -- The urban complex in a world economy -- Culture and the integration of national societies -- Race, ethnicity, and class -- Religiosity, religious secularism, and secular religions -- Women in societies -- Family and intimacy |
| Analysis |
Sociology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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| Author |
Badie, Bertrand.
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| LC no. |
93037354 |
| ISBN |
0631189157 |
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0631189165 |
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