Title: Introduction to Sociology Author(s): From Wikibooks Pages: 241 Publisher: Publication date: 2006 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Description: Sociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of the complexity, the discipline of sociology subdivided over time into specialty areas. The first section of this book covers the foundations of sociology, including an introduction to the discipline, the methods of study, and some of the dominant theoretical perspectives. The remaining chapters focus on the different areas of study in sociology.