SOCIETY AND CULTURE.

By Prof.Francis E. Merrill '26. Englewood Cliffs,N. J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965. 3rd Edition. 618 pp. $7.95.

In reviewing the preceding edition of Society and Culture, Professor of Sociology Emeritus Ralph P. Holben pointed out that it is "recognized as one of the best introductory sociology texts in a highly competitive field." Major innovations in the third edition, which follows the same theoretical approach as the previous editions, are entirely new chapters on "Bureaucracy" and "Mass Society" and a revised and extended discussion of "Primary Groups." New sections introduced in various chapters represent a wide variety of current interests.