Society in America

by Harriet Martineau

Book Overview

Harriet Martineau brought to her observations the convictions of a vehement English liberal and an astonishingly modern sociological approach. In 1834 she wrote the first draft of How to Observe Manners and Morals--perhaps the earliest book on the methodology of social research. In abridging the 800-page original for the modern reader, Lipset has concentrated on Martineau's brilliant discussion of religious practices, social status, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878558535
• ISBN13: 9780878558537
• Release Date: December 1981
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"