Viewing our society from a conflict perspective.
This introductory text, written from a conflict perspective, emphasizes four themes: diversity, the struggle by the powerless to achieve social justice, the changing economy, and globalization. In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society studies the forces that lead to stability and change in society and asks:
- Who benefits from the existing social arrangements, and who does not?
- How are human beings shaped by society?
- What are the forces that maintain social stability, produce social inequality, and resist social change?
Teaching & Learning Experience
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- Improve Critical Thinking – Students are encouraged to critically evaluate social sources of behavior and conflict.
- Engage Students – The author provides examples of those who have been empowered to achieve positive social change.
- Explore Theory – A conflict perspective is used to examine social structures.
- Understand Diversity– This text examines economic global transformations in the U.S., the struggle to achieve social justice, and the inclusion of race, class, and gender.
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