This fully updated Sixth Edition of Religion in Sociological Perspective introduces students to the basic theories and methods in the field, and shows them how to apply these analytic tools to new groups they encounter. The authors explore three interdependent subsystems of religion—meaning, structure, and belonging—and their connections to the larger social structure. While they cover the major theoretical paradigms of the field and employ various middle-range theories to explore specific processes, they use the open systems model as a single unifying framework to integrate the theories and enhance student understanding. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward
The book begins with the basics—a synopsis of biblical history and of the content of the books of the Bible. It provides an acquaintance with the tools for interpreting the Bible; various methods of interpreting the Bible; the mental process of interpreting any verbal communication (whether oral or written); the influence of culture on biblical writers and speakers; the problems of translating the Bible from one culture to another; the figures of speech, prophecy, typology, symbolism, and apocalyptic literature in the Bible; the development of the canon of the scripture; the purpose of the Bible; and a tool for applying biblical teaching to contemporary issues.
This extremely brief and affordable text is a balanced introduction to sociology. It provides a careful, thoughtful blend of theory and the latest research, combined with illuminating examples, case studies and applications that help the student appreciate the sociological imagination. Based on the authors' longer text, SOCIOLOGY, this briefer version offers the brevity and flexibility to be used in conjunction with outside readings. The newest edition contains a special focus on technology, with "Focus on Technology" boxes, Internet resources and suggested projects, and InfoTrac College Edition exercises.
This work follows a chronological method that stretches from 1492 to 2010 and intends to show the history of an uninterrupted Hispanic presence in the United States. No topic is developed at length, but only the historical fact is highlighted followed by several reference sources which provide further information on the topic. This is an effort to convey historical information to the people of the United States to whom schools or other educational institutions have never passed on the story of the historical Spanish Heritage of this country.
Chapters are organized in accordance with the main text. Each chapter contains: a detailed chapter outline, learning objectives, key terms matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple choice questions, and essay questions.
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