The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise - Hardcover

Johnson, Allan G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566395631 ISBN 13: 9781566395632

Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

One sociologist's response to the hypothetical - the core insight with the greatest potential to change how people see the world and themselves in it. The book is an account of how sociological practice affects almost every aspect of life, from news headlines to the experience of growing older.

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"There is no better book to help college students understand the sociological mindset."-Terence J. McGinn, The University of Michigan


"I love The Forest and the Trees. And, honestly, if there was not a new edition, I am not sure how I would teach my introduction to sociology course. My students often comment that it was the best book in a class they have ever read. I cannot sing the praises of The Forest and the Trees enough!"-Marisol Clark-Ibáñez, Associate Professor of Sociology, California State University, San Marcos

Review

"Johnson's prolegomenon to the study of sociology, written for beginning sociology students at all levels, presents a 'core view' of sociology: individuals always participate in something larger than themselves- social systems; social life flows from this relationship between smaller and larger, between the forest and the trees... Johnson's discussion is masterful." -Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1566395631
• ISBN 13: 9781566395632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 216