Contents

Figures and Tables

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Sociology Timeline of Selected Events and Influential Publications

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Chapter 1: Introduction
What Sociology Offers
History of Sociology
Sociologists in Society
The Sociological Imagination
Sociology as an Academic Discipline
Sociology in a Changing World
Biographies
Auguste Comte
Anthony Giddens
Abu Zaid Abdal Rahman Ibn Khaldun
Harriet Martineau
C. Wright Mills
Albion Small
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Careers in Sociology
Additional Resources

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Chapter 2: Sociological Theory

Sociological Paradigms
Major Sociological Perspectives
Structural-Functionalism
Social-Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Applying the Paradigms
Structural-Functionalist Perspective on Health Care
Social-Conflict Perspective on Health Care

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