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社会学（Sociology）起源于19世纪末期，是一门研究社会的学科。社会学使用各种研究方法进行实证调查和批判分析，以发展及完善一套有关人类社会结构及活动的知识体系，并会以运用这些知识去寻求或改善社会福利为目标。社会学的研究范围广泛，包括了由微观层级的社会行动（agency）或人际互动，至宏观层级的社会系统或结构，因此社会学通常跟经济学、政治学、人类学、心理学等学科并列于社会科学领域之下。

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Study Guide ix
1 Social Theory:
Should We Forget the Founders? 1
2 Genealogy of the Social 7
Renaissance and Enlightenment 9
Britain: Individualism and Romanticism 11
France: Revolution and Science 15
Germany: Counter-Enlightenment and Reaction 18
The Social Established 21
Social Theory Goes Global 24
3 Culture, System, and Socialisation: Formative Views 35
Culture and Collective Mentality 36
Cultural Development and Differentiation 45
Social Systems as Organisms 51
Social Systems, Forces, and Energy 58
Socialisation and Enculturation 63
4 Action, Conflict, and Nature: Formative Views 79
Action, Interaction, and the Interpersonal 81
Conflict and Collective Action 90
Nature, Environment and Bodies 99
5 Culture, System, and Socialisation: Developments 115
Culture, Social Structure, and Lifeworlds 117
General Systems, Functions, and Complexity 136
Socialisation, Self, and Mentality 143

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