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Understanding Sociology


In this chapter, you will find the following items:

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:



1.
Define sociology as a social science.
2.
Describe the differences between sociology and common sense.
3.
Discuss the development of sociological theory.
4.
Identify the major sociological perspectives.
5.
Compare and contrast functionalism, conflict theory, interactionism, and feminism.
6.
Discuss development of the sociological imagination.
7.
Describe the significance of social inequality.
8.
Discuss the connections between sociology and social policy throughout the world.





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