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Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World

The founders of sociology in the United States wanted to make a difference. A central aim of the sociologists of the Chicago school was to use sociological knowledge to achieve social reform. A related aim of sociologists like Jane Addams, W.E.B. DuBois, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett and others since was to use sociological knowledge to understand and alleviate gender, racial, and class inequality.

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Social Sciences / Sociology / Global

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 8, 2018
Date Modified in MERLOT:: January 18, 2019
Author:: Anonymous, University of Minnesota Libraries
Submitter:: Cathy Swift
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