If sociology could teach everyone just one thing, what would it be? The Forest and the Trees is one sociologist's response to the hypothetical--the core insight with the greatest potential to change how people see the world and themselves in relation to it. This revised and updated edition features: * A new chapter that brings together the various aspects of the sociological model described in previous chapters with a detailed application to the origins of racism in the United States *A discussion of how individuals can participate in social change by stepping off paths of least resistance *The addition of graphics to illustrate the sociological model of systems and individuals