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This book attempts to answer three central questions:

  1. (1)

    what is sociology?

  2. (2)

    what are some of the basic sociological concepts?

  3. (3)

    how can these concepts be applied to an analysis of South African society?

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© 1972 G. C. Kinloch

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Kinloch, G.C. (1972). Introduction. In: The Sociological Study of South Africa. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01300-5_1

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