Includes bibliographical references.

Series introduction v -- Preface vii -- Chapter 1: The social sciences and the three faces of the social 1-32 -- Lesson 1: Understanding culture, society, and politics: some key observations -- Lesson 2: The social sciences: sociology, anthropology, and political science -- Chapter 2: Culture and society: the perspectives of anthropology and sociology 33-71 -- Lesson 1: The interactive dynamics of society -- Lesson 2: Aspects of culture -- Chapter 3: Looking back at the human biocultural and social evolution 73-107 -- Lesson 1: Biological and cultural evolution: from australopithecus to homo sapiens sapiens -- Lesson 2: Sociocultural and political evolution: the development of societies from the hunting and gathering to the agricultural, industrial, and post-industrial stages -- Chapter 4: Becoming a member of society 109-146 -- Lesson 1: Enculturation and socialization -- Lesson 2: conformity and deviance -- Chapter 5: How society is organized 147-271 -- Lesson 1: Social groups -- Lesson 2: Cultural, social, and political institutions: kinship, marriage, and the household -- Lesson 3: Political and leadership structures -- Lesson 4: Economic institutions -- Lesson 5: Nonstate institutions and organizations -- Lesson 6: Education -- Lesson 7: Religion and belief systems -- Lesson 8: Health systems -- Lesson 9: Social and political stratification -- Chapter 6: Culture, social, and political change 273-312 -- Lesson 1: Sources of change and new challenges to human adaption -- Lesson 2: Responding to social, political, and cultural change -- References

Erasga, D. S. & Fadrigon, C. C. (2023) Understanding culture, society, and politics (2nd ed.). Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.