The Promise of Sociology: Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1442634049
- ISBN-13
- 9781442634046
- Series
- The Promise of Sociology
- Category
- Culture
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- Rob Beamish
Description
The second edition of this award-winning introduction to sociology has been substantially revised throughout, including improved connections between the discussion of millennials and Mills s concept of the sociological imagination."
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