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 Introductory Sociology in Comparative Perspectives Lou Antolihao National University of Singapore ;::cengage Austra lia · Brazil Canada · Mexico · Singapore · United Kingdom Un ited States ;;:cengage Other Societies: © 2022 Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Introductory Sociology in Comparative Perspectives No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, except as perm itted by U.S. Lou Antolihao copyright law, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Regional Director, Marketing: Melissa Chan For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Senior Marketing Manager: [email protected] Charles Ho For pe rmission to use material from this text or product, Sen ior Editorial Manager: please email to [email protected] Lian Siew Han Assistant Editorial Manager: Tanmayee Bhatwadekar ISBN: 978-981-5059-50-2 Sen ior Development Editors: Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd Kenneth Chow Ng Wei Yi 30A Kallang Place #12-06 Singapore 339213 Development Editors: Iris Poh Cengage is a leading provider of customized learning solutions with Ceci le Zhang emp loyees resid ing in nearly 40 different countries and sales in more than 125 countries around the world. Find your local representative at Sen ior Regional Manager, Production and Rights: www. cengage.com. Pau li ne Lim To learn more about Cengage Solutions, visit www.cengageasia.com. Production Executive: Every effort has been made to trace all sources and copyright holders of Rachael Tan news articles, figures and information in this book before publication, but if Copy Editor: any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publisher w ill ensure that fu ll Maureen Tan credit is given at the earli est opportunity. Cover Designer: Benson Tan Compositor: International Typesetters Cover Image: Roberto Rizzi/iStock Printed in Singapore Print Number: 01 Print Year: 2022 For my Ateneo mentors: Ateneo de Manila University Emma Porio, Fernando Zialcita, Wilfredo Arce, Ricardo Abad, Manuel Diaz, and Raul Pertierra Ateneo de Davao University Jimmy dela Vega, Ignacio Ver, Elvi Tamayo, Lucita Montojo, Jeremy Eliab, Randy Ceniza, Rex Rola, and Jose Maria Tomacruz PREFACE My primary objective in writing this textbook is to produce a set of materials that would bring the fundamentals of sociology to the Asian context by using cases and by featuring scholars from the region. While writing the manuscript, it became clear that presenting an Asian approach to sociology is not solely about focusing on the scholarships from the region but finding connec- tions (and disconnections) of Asian sociology to the roots of the discipline in Western thought and societies. Eventually, the subtitle was changed from «Introductory Sociology in Asian Con- texts" to ''Introductory Sociology in Comparative Perspectives" to account for these regional and global interfaces that shape contemporary sociology. The main title, however, remained. Other Societies not only highlights the comparative na- ture of the discipline but also underscores the fundamental orientation that sociologists take to recognize that «things are not what they seem" (Berger 1963: 23). It also refers to the principle of objectivity in positivist sociology or to the sense of distance and detachment that critical and interpretive sociologists see in the course of their relationships with their research subjects. Basi- cally, «other societies" are what keen students and social observers will encou11ter as they take a more critical look into societies, even those of their own. The textbook is broadly divided into five parts, with each part consisting of three topics cov- ering some of the fundamental topics in sociology. The first part (Ideas) focuses on education, the second (Identities) on sports, the third (Interactions) on mass and social media, the fourth (Institutions) on travel, and the last (Issues) on social change. Part One introduces students to some of the key concepts, theories, and social thinl