Sociology The Study of Society Author:Ed Vaughan, C. Edwin Vaughan This up-to-date book stresses the impact of society on social arrangements and social behavior, and it emphasizes the interdependence of societieswhich are increasingly influenced by international corporate capitalism and international government and non-government organizations. It uses a comparative and historical perspective to illustra... more »te patterns of social change, and focuses on the economical/political arena as a dominant source of it. Chapter topics include the study of society; society and culture; urban and rural society; social stratification; ethnicity and social diversity; domination by gender and age; social organization and social interaction; political and economic institutions; religion and society; socializing new individuals into society; social control, deviance and crime; and social change, civil society, and individual responses. For individuals to gain a better understanding of social institutions and social behaviorusing the basic concept of society.« less