Outline

1) The Sociological Perspective

Seeing The General In Particular
Seeing The Strange In Familiar
Seeing Society In Our Everyday Life
Seeing Sociologically : Marginality and Crisis
2) The Importance Of A Global Perspective
3) Applying The Sociological Perspective
Sociology and Public Policy
Sociology and Personal Growth
4) The Origins Of Sociology
Social Change and Sociology
A New Industrial Economy
The Growth Of Cities
Political Change
A New Awareness Of Society
5) Science And Sociology
6) Sociological Theory
The Structural-Functional Approach
The Social Conflict Approach
Feminism And The Gender-Conflict Approach
The Race Conflict Approach
The Symbolic-Interaction Approach
7) Sociology Of Sports