Download or read book BUNDLE: Allan: A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory + Kivisto: Key Ideas in Sociology 3e written by Kenneth Allan and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students. A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory is organized around the discourses of modernity, democracy, and citizenship, A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship helps readers to develop skills in critical thinking and theory analysis as they explore nine central ideas of thought: modernity, society, self, religion, capitalism, power, gender, race, and globalization. Each chapter concludes with a section that discusses the craft of citizenship as it relates to the chapter content. Key Ideas in Sociology, Third Edition is the only undergraduate text to link today’s issues to the ideas and individuals of the era of classical sociological thought. Compact and affordable, this book provides an overview of how sociological theories have helped sociologists understand modern societies and human relations. It also describes the continual evolution of these theories in response to social change.