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In 2011, protesters around the world including Canada called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: What do they want? Some answers to this question can be found in How Societies Work, a unique and accessible introductory sociology textbook that introduces students to the structure of contemporary societies and the power relationships within them. In contrast to most introductory textbooks, How Societies Work explores a broad range of sociological concepts and theories while simultaneously creating a coherent picture of modern societies. Drawing on fields as diverse as anthropology, genetics, economics, social psychology, history and politics, this innovative and popular text looks at both the roots of modern societies and the current structures within them. This approach helps undergraduate students make sense of our complex social world and encourages them to connect the social world to their own lived experiences. This extensively revised and updated fifth edition includes discussions of the roots of the recent global economic crisis and worldwide responses to it, growing social inequality, broader global struggles for change, the growth of

Author

Naiman, Joanne, 1946-

Publisher

Fernwood Pub.; Fernwood Publishing

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781552664650

Subjects

Sociology, Social Science, Social_sciences