Sociology Concepts and Characteristics /
Judson R. Landis
- Sixth Edition.
- California : Wadworth Publishing Company, c1986
- xiv, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Socialization and culture -- Part II. Social organization -- Part III. Social change and social deviation.
The purposes of a first course in a discipline usually are several - to introduce an area of study, to communicate its unique perspective or way of looking at the world, and to offer the promise of secrets yet to be discovered - all in the hope that interested students will come back for more.