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The book explains why sociology must be linked to social criticism and rejects neutrality as indifferent to real-world consequences. It differentiates itself from typical primers by foregrounding core problems of social theory, avoiding parochial focus on a single society, and emphasizing the historical stress connecting sociology and history. The structure guides readers through key themes such as industrial society, class, the modern state, the city, the family and gender, and global capitalism.","cbCaihyJ8nppMrxI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihyJ8nppMrxI","pdf",15381688,1,187,"English","en","# Preface\n# 1 Sociology: Issues and Problems\n## Sociology: A Definition and Some Preliminary Considerations\n## The Sociological Imagination: Sociology as Critique\n# 2 Competing Interpretations: Industrial Society or Capitalism?\n# 3 Class Division and Social Transformation\n# 4 The Modern State\n# 5 The City: Urbanism and Everyday Life\n# 6 The Family and Gender\n# 7 Capitalism and the World System\n# Conclusion: Sociology as Critical Theory\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"Why does the author call the book a “critical introduction” to sociology?\",\"answer\":\"It is critical of ideas that were long treated as conventional wisdom in sociology, and it presents sociology as necessarily linked to social criticism rather than neutrality.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book differ from other introductory texts in sociology?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes foundational problems of social theory, avoids parochialism by not focusing on only one society, and highlights the historical relationship between sociology and history.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are covered after the opening chapters?\",\"answer\":\"The book proceeds through competing views of industrial society versus capitalism, class division and social transformation, the modern state, urbanism and everyday life, the family and gender, and capitalism within the world system.\"}]",1782202152,471,{"code":4,"msg":28,"data":29},"ok",{"site_id":30,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":13,"keywords":32,"description":14,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":84,"head_meta":86,"extra_data":88,"updated_unix":25},105,"anthony-giddens-auth-sociology-a-brief-but-critical-introduction","",{"@graph":34,"@context":83},[35,52,66],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/anthony-giddens-auth-sociology-a-brief-but-critical-introduction/33068/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":60,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":61,"interactionStatistic":62},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-06-23",true,{"@type":63,"interactionType":64,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":65},"ViewAction",{"@type":67,"mainEntity":68},"FAQPage",[69,75,79],{"name":70,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":72},"Why does the author call the book a “critical introduction” to sociology?","Question",{"text":73,"@type":74},"It is critical of ideas that were long treated as conventional wisdom in sociology, and it presents sociology as necessarily linked to social criticism rather than neutrality.","Answer",{"name":76,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":77},"How does the book differ from other introductory texts in sociology?",{"text":78,"@type":74},"It emphasizes foundational problems of social theory, avoids parochialism by not focusing on only one society, and highlights the historical relationship between sociology and history.",{"name":80,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":81},"What topics are covered after the opening chapters?",{"text":82,"@type":74},"The book proceeds through competing views of industrial society versus capitalism, class division and social transformation, the modern state, urbanism and everyday life, the family and gender, and capitalism within the world system.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":30}]