Includes bibliographical references and index.

Re-orient world history, social theory and the nineteenth century / Andre Gunder Frank -- The unique complexity of social phenomena and the uses of social science knowledge / Nico Stehr and Reiner Grundmann -- Unlimited love, compassion and forgiveness: acts of moral exemplars / Samula P. Oliner -- Theoretical applications / Rosalind A. Sydie -- Applied sociology's need to rethink the tradition: sociological theorizing in a global framework / Peter Kivisto -- Social analysis and social action / Amitai Etzioni -- The applied sociologist as craftsman / David J. Hartmann and Subhash R. Sonnad -- Applied sociology: its problems and prospects / Samir Dasgupta -- Sociology and its application in society: giving sociology its 'working' meaning / Joy A. Alemazung -- The evolution of sociology: back to its applied future / Tillman Rodabough and Elizabeth Embry -- Contemporary corporate crime: theoretical perspectives, cases & consequences / Nelson Foster and Verghese Chirayath.

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