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Sociology
Understanding and Changing the Social World, Brief Edition

v3.0 Steven E. Barkan
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Part 1 Introducing Sociology

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Sociology is the scientific study of society. The first chapter of this book introduces the sociological perspective and describes how sociologists study society and social life.