Perry, John A.  1931- <br/><br/>
Contemporary society :  an introduction to social science / 
John A. Perry, Erna K. Perry. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - New York :  Harper & Row,  c1991. 
 - xviii, 652p.;  ill.,  24cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>The social world through the lens of science; In the beginning.....; Life in groups: Interaction and structure of human life in society; Culture: product and guide to life in society; Becoming a person; Devience and criminality; The great divide: ranking and stratification; Differentiation: race, ethnicity, and minority; Didderentiation: Gender and age; Pivotal institutions: the family; Pivitol institutions: religion, education; Contemporary society and the effects of social change: Mass society, formal organizations, bureaucracy; The world and its people: population and environment; The city and its people: urbanization and collective behaviour; Ideologies and their consequences: autocracy and democracy; Government: theory and the american experience; Democracy in action: we, the people; The economy: concepts and history; Microeconomics and Macroeconomics; Nation among nations: International relations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0060451602 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>90035556 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300 PER