Sociology

• NEW - Updated material on power and equality.

  • Familiarizes students with new writings on the American welfare state, social networks, and the business world. Ex.___

• NEW - New chapter on politics in the American metropolis.

  • Provides the students with discussion on various themes about cities, urban development, and global economy. Ex.___

• NEW - Updated material on citizen participation.

  • Familiarizes students with new writings and research on social movements. Ex.___

• NEW - Major political changes.

  • Familiarizes students with current revolutions, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the new global economy. Ex.___

• Extensive collection of literature.

  • Introduces students to a wide variety of perspectives and ideas. Ex.___

• Key questions on important topics.

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• Up-to-date conclusions.

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• A number of important questions dealt with in detail: What are the basic types of political regimes in the world today?; How is power distributed in America today, and what are the debates concerning its distribution?; What are the major issues that face nation-states and their citizens today?; How do nations today go about becoming democratic states?

  • Both the theories and discoveries addressed in the book will help students to make more sense of all the major social and political changes now taking place in the world. Ex.___

• Updated material on power and equality.

  • Familiarizes students with new writings on the American welfare state, social networks, and the business world. Ex.___

• New chapter on politics in the American metropolis.

  • Provides the students with discussion on various themes about cities, urban development, and global economy. Ex.___

• Updated material on citizen participation.

  • Familiarizes students with new writings and research on social movements. Ex.___

• Major political changes.

  • Familiarizes students with current revolutions, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the new global economy. Ex.___

 1. Introduction.


 2. On the Economy and Politics: Karl Marx and the Neo-Marxists.


 3. On States and Societies: Max Weber and the Neo-Weberians.


 4. On Civil Society and Politics: Emile Durkheim and Alexis de Tocqueville.


 5. Basic Forms of Political Rule: Democratic, Totalitarian, and Authoritarian Regimes in the Modern World.


 6. Power and Equality in Modern America.


 7. Power and Politics in the Modern Metropolis.


 8. Political Parties and Political Partisanship.


 9. Citizen Participation in Politics: Conventional and Contentious Forms.


10. Building Nation-States in the Modern World.


Index.

Political Sociology  (Sociology)
Political Sociology  (Introduction to Political Science/Theory/Methods)

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