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Power & society : an introduction to the social sciences / Brigid Harrison.

By: Harrison, Brigid Callahan.
Boston, MA, USA : Cencage Learning, ©2017Edition: Fourteenth edition.Description: xvi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781305576728 (pbk).Subject(s): Social sciences | Power (social sciences)DDC classification: 300/H24 Other classification: CAS
Contents:
Part I: THE NATURE AND STUDY OF POWER. 1. Power, Society, and Social Science. 2. Social Sciences and the Scientific Method. 3. Power and Ideology. Part II: POWER AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. 4. Power and Culture: An Anthropologist's View. 5. Power and Sociology: The Importance of Social Class. 6. Power and History. 7. Power and Politics. 8. Power and the Economy. 9. Power and Psychology. Part III: THE USES OF POWER. 10. Power, Race, and Gender. 11. Poverty and Powerlessness. 12. Power, Violence, and Crime. 13. Power and the Global Community. 14. Power among Nations. Notes. Index.
Summary: Designed as a basic text for an introductory, interdisciplinary social science course, this title introduces students to key concepts in anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, political science, and history. It presents an interdisciplinary viewpoint to illustrate the nature and uses of power in society.
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Seventh edition was published as: Power & society : an introduction to the social sciences / Thomas R. Dye. Belmont : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1996

Part I: THE NATURE AND STUDY OF POWER. 1. Power, Society, and Social Science. 2. Social Sciences and the Scientific Method. 3. Power and Ideology. Part II: POWER AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. 4. Power and Culture: An Anthropologist's View. 5. Power and Sociology: The Importance of Social Class. 6. Power and History. 7. Power and Politics. 8. Power and the Economy. 9. Power and Psychology. Part III: THE USES OF POWER. 10. Power, Race, and Gender. 11. Poverty and Powerlessness. 12. Power, Violence, and Crime. 13. Power and the Global Community. 14. Power among Nations. Notes. Index.

Designed as a basic text for an introductory, interdisciplinary social science course, this title introduces students to key concepts in anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, political science, and history. It presents an interdisciplinary viewpoint to illustrate the nature and uses of power in society.

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