This little gem is for students who are new to Sociology - the study of life in human societies - and are looking for a quick, helpful and inspiring guide to this enormous subject. It's also a fabulous resource for anyone wanting to understand the world around them and contribute to positive change. Completely innovative, this primer will ready you for Sociology in a heartbeat, building on more than two decades of passionately exposing thousands of university students to this enthralling and deeply relevant discipline.
Mark
Durieux
Mark Durieux (PhD) is a veteran university sociology instructor who came to the knowledge and craft of Sociology later in life after academic training in Education and Social Work. Mark gets, then, the critical importance of sociology in human service and in making this precious Earth a better, sustainable home. He is deeply committed to sociology's democratization. Co-author (along with Robert Stebbins) of "Social Entrepreneurship for Dummies," Mark is also authoring a forthcoming primer on Environmental Sociology to be published by Kendall Hunt.