Human Societies: Introduction to Macrosociology - Softcover

Lenski, Gerhard; Lenski, Jean; Nolan, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007037242X ISBN 13: 9780070372429

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1991

Synopsis

This new edition provides a comparative and historical analysis of human societies. Written from the perspective of an evolutionary and ecological theory of change, new material on the revolutionary Socialist Societies of Eastern Europe has been incorporated. It will appeal particularly to lecturers who prefer a comparative approach to sociology. Special features of the book include a macrosociological approach to sociology, identifying the major concepts of sociology and the relation that each concept holds to the others; a comprehensive "map" of the social world as a whole, to help students see their own society in a new and broader perspective; and an emphasis on the notion of social change to heighten the awareness of students to the extent of change there will be in their own lives and to the forces which will be responsible.

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Review

"'This is a well-written and carefully researched book that never panders to students, but also does not lose them with too much complexity.' Peter Kivisto, Augustana College"

About the Author

Gerhard Lenski, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the author of Power and Privilege and The Religious Factor. He is a recent recipient of the ASA Distinguished Career Award. Patrick Nolan, Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, is the recipient of the Mortar Board Teaching Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007037242X
• ISBN 13: 9780070372429
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 512