Life in a Business-Oriented Society: A Sociological Perspective
As a social phenomena, businesses have provided us with a  set of guidelines for organizing our relations with each other into recurring  social patterns. These patterns simultaneously give meaning and stability to  our personal lives and give structure and coherence to the larger social order.  For this reason, an understanding of how businesses operate in society is  essential if we are to understand ourselves, our families, our religions, our  governments, and any other facet of our society. This book explores the nature  of life in a business-oriented society by surveying the interconnections  between businesses and other sectors of society. This book  ties together numerous sociological concepts such as socialization, power  relations, deviance, and social institutions through an examination of how  business influence all aspects of society. The book highlights social  responsibilities of businesses concerning issues such as employee rights, and  consumer and environmental protection.  An ideal read for business  people or sociologists alike.