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Social Structure
  • Authored by: Robert M. Orrange; Series Editor: Liz Grauerholz
  • From the Series: Student Handbook to Sociology
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9
  • ISBN-10: 0816083177
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-8317-6
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $50.00
  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 05/01/2012
  • Dewey Number: 301
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 154

Summary

Social Structure examines the social order undergirding our advanced industrial society by exploring the recent evolution of major social institutions, including the economy, politics and government, family, religion, education, and the mass media. This new, full-color resource helps readers understand how these institutions have been shaped by the great transformation to modern society characterized by the enormous growth and prevalence of rational, complex, and bureaucratic organizations.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Sidebars.

About the Author(s)

Robert M. Orrange received his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin and is currently a professor at Eastern Michigan University. His publications include journal articles and a book, Work, Family, and Leisure: Uncertainty in a Risk Society.

Series Editor Liz Grauerholz received her Ph.D. from Indiana University and is a professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida. Her publications include Sociology of Families, Second Edition and she is currently the editor of the journal Teaching Sociology.

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