2nd Edition . , spr. and dop. - M. : Norma, 2008. - 912 s. The textbook was prepared by leading Russian sociologists at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of Wounds and contains a comprehensive presentation of the basics of the general sociological theory. The second edition takes into account the latest achievements of domestic and foreign sociological thought, the results of theoretical and empirical research. It also reflects the current problems, phenomena and trends that have occurred in social reality, changes that have occurred in the world in recent times. A special place is given to the sociological understanding of the changing Russian society, the state of sociology itself as a science in our country, its role in the transformation of society and the state. for students, postgraduates, teachers of higher education institutions . ISBN 978-5-468-00135-6 (per.) )