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The Big Picture
A Sociology Primer
by Jon Witt
ISBN: 0072990538
ISBN-13: 9780072990539
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
Published date: 2006
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 310
Publisher's Notes
In this new, brief introduction to the rich and complex discipline of sociology, author Jon Witt cuts to the core of the sociological perspective, supplying answers to two main questions: "Why do we think the way we think?" and "Why do we act the way we act?" Providing students with a glimpse of the "Big Picture," the author offers a top-down look at the structure of society, which allows us to see the many ways in which we are linked together.
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