Abstract (English):
The textbook aims to help students of sociology to scientifically comprehend the processes of emergence and development of ideas about the structure of social life and the main historical stages of formation of sociology as a science; to master the methodology of knowledge of social norms of life of people; to get acquainted with classical and modern sociological theories, branch directions and schools of sociology, with modern models of development of world civilization, to master a technique of concrete sociological researches, and also to look into the postindustrial future of society through the lens of sociological science. The textbook meets the requirements of Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. The book is addressed to University students enrolled in the field of training 38.03.04 " State and municipal management "(qualification (degree)"bachelor"). Also, the textbook will be in demand by undergraduates, graduate students and teachers of higher education institutions.