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Monopoly capital the central part of the book literally and figuratively. Introduction to sociology junction sociology provides a broad overview of sociology by exploring how key concepts apply to everyday life. An introduction to postmodern social thought postmodern thinkers argue that the shift to postmodern society means that sociology needs to focus on new issues such as the globalisation, consumerism and identity, individual freedom, diversity and difference and risk and uncertainty. The functionalist view of society functionalists regard society as a system made up of different parts which depend on each other.
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