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050	0	0	_aHM447 .C66
245	0	0	_aContemporary sociological theory
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aHoboken, NJ: _bJohn Wiley & Sons, _c2022.
264		4	_c©2022
300			_axiv, 562p. _c25cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Sociology is the pursuit of systematic knowledge about social life, the way it is organized, how it changes, its creation in social action, and its disruption and renewal in social conflict. Sociological theory is at once an integrated account of what is known and a guide to new inquiry. It is organized scientifically to help us see the connections among different facts, relations of cause and effect, and deeper patterns of social organization and change. But sociological theory always comes in the form of multiple theories. Each offers a distinct perspective on society, helping us to see different dimensions of what is going on. Some difference is just a matter of focus, like looking at nature with a microscope or a telescope. Sociological theories may focus on interpersonal relations, large organizations like a corporation or an army, or overall patterns of social change and stability. But at any of these levels, sociological theories also propose different ways to look at social life"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSociology _xHistory _y20th century. _971919
650		0	_aSociology _xPhilosophy. _971920
700	1		_aCalhoun, Craig J., _971921
700	1		_aGerteis, Joseph, _950056
700	1		_aMoody, James W., _971922
700	1		_aPfaff, Steven, _950058
700	1		_aVirk, Indermohan, _950059
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