Includes topics that relate to society and behaviour. The articles are divided within categories and explore how these topics affect American culture on a widespread level. This is the third title in Salem's Principles of Sociology series. This series is intended to introduce students and researchers to the fundamentals of sociology.

This textbook has been comprehensively written to acquaint the students with the fundamental concepts of sociology as well as provide an introduction to the diverse field of sociology. Students will be introduced to the origins of sociology as a discipline and would get acquainted with relevant topics such as inequality, institutions, control, change, disorganisation & problems in the society. Topics such as applied sociology and social thought have also been provided to give a complete overview of the subject. This textbook not only caters as a primary text to the undergraduate students of Sociology but is also a useful reference for postgraduate students and aspirants appearing for various competitive examinations.