TY - BOOK AU - Hughes, Michael AU - Kroehler, Carolyn J. TI - Sociology : The Core SN - 978-0-07-110176-9 U1 - C 301 H87s CY - Boston KW - Sociology N2 - The education that students receive should allow them to live fuller, richer, and more fruitful lives. Such a goal is ultimately the bedrock upon which we build and justify our careers as educa-tors and sociologists. Students today face the challenges presented by the transformation to an information and global economy, the growth of biotechnology and cloning, the ever-expanding human population, and the environmental prob-lems associated with population growth. To un-derstand and live in this rapidly changing social environment, they need a solid foundation in sociological concepts and perspectives ER -