In response to Gerhard Lenski's article, this author asserts that most sociologists are not prepared to teach anthropology. Lenski suggested that the introductory sociology course be reorganized into three courses. His discussion of the content of these courses makes clear that he is advocating that sociologists begin teaching from an…

The author argues that he was misunderstood by Lenski. He does not advocate that sociologists in introductory courses neglect the comparative and historical dimensions of social phenomena but is suggesting that they become expert in these before attempting to teach them. (RM)