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Description:PREFACE: Interest in America is growing. At present, as a nation we still spend about ten times more on evolving new technological hardware than on basic research, about fifty times more on studying nature than on studying society. When we conduct basic research on the nature of societies, we are much more inclined to explore the internal processes of other societies than the making of our own. many of the best books about the United States are written by foreigners, ranging from Alexis de Tocqueville to Sir D. W. Brogan. But we are increasingly turning inside. The mounting social problems at home, the renewed charge that our society is sick if not doomed, the advance of social sciences, the decline of the fervor of the Cold War--all increase interest and investment in the development of our society and, above all, in its transformation. We ask not only, "What are we like?," but also with increasing frequency, "Why are we the way we are?" And "How can we change our society, modify our race relations, alter the distribution of wealth, reduce the level of violence?" We no longer view society as a state of nature, god-sent or simply given. We view it increasingly as an artifact, the collective result of the individual efforts of our forefathers and ourselves, a society we can change to bring it closer to the society we strive to be. The editors collected here the anatomies and diagnoses of contemporary America as provided by sociologists. Their perspectives range from the analytical and critical to the descriptive. Some found evidence that alarmed them; others found data that left them relatively reassured both about the trends of this society and its capacity to deal with its mounting problems....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Anatomies of America: Sociological Perspectives. To get started finding Anatomies of America: Sociological Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 499

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Publisher: Macmillan

Release: 1970

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Description: PREFACE: Interest in America is growing. At present, as a nation we still spend about ten times more on evolving new technological hardware than on basic research, about fifty times more on studying nature than on studying society. When we conduct basic research on the nature of societies, we are much more inclined to explore the internal processes of other societies than the making of our own. many of the best books about the United States are written by foreigners, ranging from Alexis de Tocqueville to Sir D. W. Brogan. But we are increasingly turning inside. The mounting social problems at home, the renewed charge that our society is sick if not doomed, the advance of social sciences, the decline of the fervor of the Cold War--all increase interest and investment in the development of our society and, above all, in its transformation. We ask not only, "What are we like?," but also with increasing frequency, "Why are we the way we are?" And "How can we change our society, modify our race relations, alter the distribution of wealth, reduce the level of violence?" We no longer view society as a state of nature, god-sent or simply given. We view it increasingly as an artifact, the collective result of the individual efforts of our forefathers and ourselves, a society we can change to bring it closer to the society we strive to be. The editors collected here the anatomies and diagnoses of contemporary America as provided by sociologists. Their perspectives range from the analytical and critical to the descriptive. Some found evidence that alarmed them; others found data that left them relatively reassured both about the trends of this society and its capacity to deal with its mounting problems....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Anatomies of America: Sociological Perspectives. To get started finding Anatomies of America: Sociological Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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