In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society, 10th Edition

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Summary: Great introduction Text
Review: Great work. I liked the more profound connection between the scientific study of sociology, theory, etc with social events and realities.

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Summary: There's more than two paradigms
Review: I liked this book for its insight on the different points of view. As a SOC 101 student, this was a good reference for my intro into Sociology. However, there is more to sociology than Dukheim and Marx. There are the theories of Max Weber and Herbert Blumer that come into play. The Interpretive paradigm is (once again) totaly ignored. I think this is a great introductory manual, but I also think that there should have been some stronger reference to the micro-subjective level of analysis. Hopefully, in the 9th edition, they include theories such as: Symbolic Interactionism and Dramaturgy.