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• Part I The Perspectives of Sociology and the Nature and Methods of Science
• 1 Social Science and the Perspectives of Sociology
• 1.1 The Origins of Social Science
• 1.2 Differences among Social Science Disciplines
• 1.3 Disciplines as Perspectives
• 1.4 The Two Major Sociological Perspectives
• 1.5 Differences between the Major Perspectives and Their Relationship to Public Policy
• 1.6 Conclusion
• 1.7 Selected Questions
• 1.8 Recommended Reading
• 1.9 Illustrative Readings 1-4
• 2 Some Fundamental Characteristics of the Scientific Mode of Thinking
• 2.1 Science as a Credibility-Enhancing Method
• 2.2 Science as a Negativistic Process
• 2.3 Conclusion: The Characteristics of Science
• 2.4 Sample Questions and an Answer
• 2.5 Selected Questions
• 2.6 Notes to the Chapter
• 2.7 Illustrative Reading
• 3 Premises, Evaluation Criteria, and Principal Methods of Sociology
• 3.1 Methodological Implications of the Micro-interpretive and Macro-structural Perspectives
• 3.2 The Central Methodological Concerns of Science
• 3.3 The Soft Methods of the Micro-interpretive School
• 3.4 Social-Structural Theorists and Hard Methods
• 3.5 Conclusion
• 3.6 Sample Question and an Answer
• 3.7 Selected Questions
• 3.8 Notes to the Chapter
• 3.9 Illustrative Reading
• Part II Opposing Theoretical Positions and the Impact of Social Change
• 4 Setters of the Agenda: The Precursors of Modern Sociology
• 4.1 Dichotomies Describing Social Change
• 4.2 Integration, Problems, and Prospective Uses
• 4.3 The Larger Picture of Social Change: Durkheim, Weber, and Marx
• 4.4 Conclusion: The Threat and Cost of Overgeneralization
• 4.5 Selected Questions
• 4.6 Illustrative Reading
• 5 The Network Perspective: A Grounded Alternative to Disorganization Perspectives
• 5.1 The Network Approach
• 5.2 The Origins of Network Approach
• 5.3 The Premises of Network Analysis
• 5.4 Bott's Key Contention
• 5.5 Consequences of Correlates of Variation in Connectedness
• 5.6 Issues Involved in the Manipulation of Human Behaviour
• 5.7 Causes of Connectedness
• 5.8 Applying Bott: Canadian-American Differences in Post-Secondary Education
• 5.9 Conclusion
• 5.10 Integrative Exercise
• 5.11 Selected Questions
• 5.12 Notes to the Chapter
• 5.13 Illustrative Reading
• Part III Participating in the Discipline
• 6 From Problem to Research Paper
• 6.1 Guidelines for Paper Proposals
• 6.2 From Problem to Paper: An Extended Example from the Sociology of the Family
• 6.3 From Problem to Paper: An Extended Example from Urban Sociology
• 6.4 From Problem to Paper: An Extended Example Concerning Identity
• 6.5 Conclusion
• 7 Science as a Community Project: Taking Your Part in the Ongoing Debate
• 7.1 Some Interesting Debates in the Field
• 7.2 For Your Active Consideration
• 7.3 Illustrative Readings 1-4
• 7.4 Critique of Currie's "Re-thinking What We Do"
• 7.5 Conclusion
• 7.6 Notes to the Chapter Postcript
• Bibliography
• Index