Buku ini memberikan penjelasan mengenai apa itu sosiologi, apa yang dilakukan sosiologi hingga apa prosfek sosiologi di masa mendatang.
This book is one of a series prepared in connection with the survey of the behavioral and social sciences conducted betwen 1967 and 1969 under the auspices of the commite on science and public policy of the national academy of sciences and problem and policy commite of the social science research council.