In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society by D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn

This introductory text, written from a conflict perspective, emphasizes four themes: diversity, the struggle to achieve social justice, economic and global transformations in the U.S., and a global perspective. In Conflict and Order studies the forces that lead to both stability and change in society. As they examine the standard topics in an introductory course, the authors show how social problems are structural in origin. While the pace of social change is increasing, societys institutions are resistant to change. Eitzen and Baca Zinn challenge students to develop a sociological perspective by questioning their own basic beliefs, and to debate the facts rather than merely accepting the authors way of looking at the world.

Author: D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn

Language: English

Edition: 10th

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 608

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Publication Date: 2003-07-07