This revised and updated edition of the highly successful sociology textbook, Contemporary Sociology, continues to throw light on key issues and concerns of present-day society. M. Francis Abraham's vast experience and extensive research cuts across conventional themes and geographicalboundaries to include:* Theoretical perspectives and research methods* Key concepts and theories* Relevant issues in education, economy, politics, population, stratification, minorities, urbanization, and environment* Social institutions, organizations, and recent trends of change* Examples drawn from numerous cultural contextsThis second edition introduces the following new concepts in a comparative perspective:* Theoretical perspectives in a global age* Crystallization of social interaction* Race, gender, and stratification* New social movements* Gender and deviance* Women's movements and caste-oriented movementThe crucial topics of modern-day sociology such as gender, race, lifestyle changes, ecological issues, and domestic violence are explained separately, distinguishing the book from general sociology textbooks. | Contemporary Sociology by M. Francis Abraham, Paperback | Indigo Chapters