The newly updated Systems of Society, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a comprehensive,

theoretical, exciting introduction to the social sciences, as well as coverage of a dynamic

and changing geopolitical world. Looking at the "new world" emerging in the 1990 s, the

authors introduce students to anthropology, social psychology, sociology, political science and

economics, and skillfully help students understand the importance of these disciplines with

clear, straight-forward explanations and with real world applications and examples. In order to

understand the changes - and continuing changes - in the world, the authors provide a frame-

work for student understanding; students are better able to analyze and understand the world in

which they live. ,~

Among the new areas covered in the Sixth Edition are:

~ Increased coverage of race and ethnicity, with a focus on how an understanding of ethnic

politics can provide insights into society (Miami is used as a case study)

~ Updated coverage of Democratic Capitalism and Democratic Socialism

~ Updated analysis of the collapse of the former Soviet Union, and the implications and

ramifications for its current nations and republics, as well as the rest of the world

~ Expanded coverage of the United States political system

Specific to the break-up of the former Soviet Union,

of the changes in the Russian economy, shifts in the

of terrorism.

the authors have provided updated coverage

balance of power, disarmament, and the role

To help students learn to understand the social sciences and to think critically about their

own society and societies around the world, each chapter includes glossaries, short answer

and thought and discussion questions, as well as relevant and insightful diagrams, charts,

and photographs.