Table of Content

1. Social Science and Its Methods.
2. Human Origins
3. Origins of Western Society
4. Society, Culture, and Cultural Change
5. Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society
6. Technology and Society.
7. The Individual, Society, and Culture
8. The Family.
9. Religion
10. Education
11. Social and Economic Stratification
12. Stratification, Minorities and Discrimination
13. The Functions and Forms of Government
14. Democratic Government in the United States
15. Governments of the World.
16. The Organization of Economic Activities.
17. Government and the Economy.
18. International Political Relations
19. International Economic Relations.
20. The Political Economies of Developing Countries.
21. International Institutions and the Search for Peace.

Salient Features

• A strong multidisciplinary approach, Comprehensive coverage incorporates elements of anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, history, and geography.
• Focuses on culture and all aspects of the group life of human beings.
• Its personal, accessible writing style is praised by adopters and their students.
• Web Questions at the end of each chapter give students an opportunity to use technology and expand their understanding of chapter content beyond the cover of the printed text.
• Each chapter ends with “Key Points,” “List of Important Terms,” “Questions for Review and Discussion,” “For Further Study” and “Internet Resources.”