This book explores three worlds shared by the humans in their collective experiences. It identifies and explores the world of commonsense, the world of religion, and the world of science as three essential dimensions of human experience. The book helps understand that humans can gain comfort and pleasure in commonsense, achieve meaning and purpose from religion, and attain truth and rationality through science. It actively applies theories to and develops theoretical explanations from different domains or situations of human existence. This book is of interest to theorists, researchers, instructors, and students across major academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Demonstrates human needs for survival, human struggles in spirituality and human capacities in the pursuit of truth Applies theories to and develops theoretical explanations from different domains or situations of human existence Builds upon major disciplines across social sciences and humanities by exploring each world, from common sense to religion to science

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Victor N. Shaw, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology, criminology, and justice studies at California State University-Northridge. Dr. Shaw is interested in the study of crime, deviance, social control, organizational behavior, higher education, and public policy, and has published widely in those areas. Among the books by Dr. Shaw, Substance Use and Abuse: Sociological Perspectives (2002) appeared in Outstanding Academic Titles, 2003, CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, the Association of College and Academic Libraries. Career-Making in Postmodern Academia: Process, Structure, and Consequence (2004) topped the list of books to read for graduates and postgraduate professionals by some academic advisors. Conspicuous and Inconspicuous Discriminations in Everyday Life (2013, 2015) is the 80th title in Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought.

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Part 1: Three Worlds.- Chapter 1. The Commonsensical.- Chapter 2. The Religious.- Chapter 3. The Scientific.- Chapter 4. The General. - Part 2: Individual Life.- Chapter 5. Born to Commonsense.- Chapter 6. Reared in Religion.- Chapter 7. Educated with Science.- Chapter 8. Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions. - Part 3: Social Dynamics.- Chapter 9. Member Livelihood.- Chapter 10. Group Faith.- Chapter 11. Collective Development.- Chapter 12. Comparative and Historical Perspectives.- Part 4: Human Evolution.- Chapter 13. Ongoing Survival.- Chapter 14. Ultimate Destination.- Chapter 15. Universal Law.- Chapter 16. Spatial and Temporal Expanses.