Studying Society : An Introduction to Social Science

This lively introduction to the field of social science concentrates on specific areas of people's lives: work and unemployment, citizenship, the changing nuclear and extended families, race relations, and the nature of friendship and love. The authors organize their data in a unique way to highlight central concepts and methods and introduce readers to important social scientists. Although the main disciplines of economics, political science, sociology, and social psychology are analyzed in detail, Studying Society also serves as a truly introductory text on social science as a whole.Atkinson, G. B. is the author of 'Studying Society : An Introduction to Social Science', published 1987 under ISBN 9780198780137 and ISBN 0198780133.