For use as a supplemental reader in the Introductory Sociology, Global Issues, and Culture & Society courses. This text lets students realize for themselves that a “sociological imagination” can help them understand the burning questions of today's society, and that this kind of thinking is within their grasp. It illustrates how understanding society means engaging with its issues. The book consists of a series of debates in which multiple sides of today's hottest topics are examined-Is the environment improving? Is religion dead? Do poor people create their own poverty? Should marijuana be legalized? Is ethnic nationalism destructive? Revealing how much sociology has to contribute to our understanding of these topics, it encourages readers to Think Twice...then think again.
- ISBN10 0132423227
- ISBN13 9780132423229
- Publish Date 10 August 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 May 2007
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format Paperback
- Pages 319
- Language English