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Sociology : a brief introduction / Richard T. Schaefer.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2004.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxxiii, 493 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0072824166 (annotated instructor's ed. : softcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780072824131
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM585 .S324
Contents:
1. Understanding sociology -- What is sociology? -- What is sociological theory? -- The development of sociology -- Major theoretical perspectives -- Developing the sociological imagination -- 2. Sociological research -- What is the scientific method? -- Major research designs -- Ethics of research -- Technology and sociological research -- 3. Culture -- Culture and society -- Development of culture around the world -- Elements of culture -- Culture and the dominant ideology -- Cultural variation -- 4. Socialization -- The role of socialization -- The self socialization -- Socialization and the life course -- Agents of socialization -- 5. Social interaction and social structure -- Social interaction and reality -- Elements of social structure -- Social structure in global perspective -- 6. Groups and organizations -- Understanding groups -- Understanding organizations -- Technology's impact on the workplace -- 7. The mass media -- Sociological perspectives of the media -- The audience -- The media industry -- 8. Deviance and social control -- Social control -- Deviance -- Crime -- 9. Stratification in the United States and worldwide -- Understanding stratification -- Stratification by social class -- Social mobility -- Stratification in the world system -- Stratification within nations : a comparative perspective -- 10. Racial and ethnic inequality -- Minority, racial, and ethnic groups -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Studying race and ethnicity -- Patterns of intergroup relations -- Race and ethnicity in the United States. 11. Stratification by gender and age -- Social construction of gender -- Explaining stratification by gender -- Women : the oppressed majority -- Aging and society -- Explaining the aging process -- Age stratification in the United States -- 12. The family and intimate relationships -- Global view of the family -- Studying the family -- Marriage and family -- Divorce -- Diverse lifestyles -- 13. Religion and education -- Durkheim and the sociological approach to religion -- World religions -- The role of religion -- Religious behavior -- Religious organization -- Sociological perspectives on education -- Schools as formal organizations -- 14. Government, the economy, and the environment -- Economic systems -- Power and authority -- Political behavior in the United States -- Models of power structure in the United States -- The changing economy -- The environment -- 15. Population, health, and communities -- Demography : the study of population -- World population patterns -- Fertility patterns in the United States -- Sociological perspectives on health and illness -- Social epidemiology and health -- How did communities originate? -- Urbanization -- Types of communities -- 16. Social movements, social change, and technology -- Social movements -- Theories of social change -- Resistance to social change -- Technology and the future -- Technology and society.
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"Annotated instructor's edition."

1. Understanding sociology --
What is sociology? --
What is sociological theory? --
The development of sociology --
Major theoretical perspectives --
Developing the sociological imagination --
2. Sociological research --
What is the scientific method? --
Major research designs --
Ethics of research --
Technology and sociological research --
3. Culture --
Culture and society --
Development of culture around the world --
Elements of culture --
Culture and the dominant ideology --
Cultural variation --
4. Socialization --
The role of socialization --
The self socialization --
Socialization and the life course --
Agents of socialization --
5. Social interaction and social structure --
Social interaction and reality --
Elements of social structure --
Social structure in global perspective --
6. Groups and organizations --
Understanding groups --
Understanding organizations --
Technology's impact on the workplace --
7. The mass media --
Sociological perspectives of the media --
The audience --
The media industry --
8. Deviance and social control --
Social control --
Deviance --
Crime --
9. Stratification in the United States and worldwide --
Understanding stratification --
Stratification by social class --
Social mobility --
Stratification in the world system --
Stratification within nations : a comparative perspective --
10. Racial and ethnic inequality --
Minority, racial, and ethnic groups --
Prejudice and discrimination --
Studying race and ethnicity --
Patterns of intergroup relations --
Race and ethnicity in the United States. 11. Stratification by gender and age --
Social construction of gender --
Explaining stratification by gender --
Women : the oppressed majority --
Aging and society --
Explaining the aging process --
Age stratification in the United States --
12. The family and intimate relationships --
Global view of the family --
Studying the family --
Marriage and family --
Divorce --
Diverse lifestyles --
13. Religion and education --
Durkheim and the sociological approach to religion --
World religions --
The role of religion --
Religious behavior --
Religious organization --
Sociological perspectives on education --
Schools as formal organizations --
14. Government, the economy, and the environment --
Economic systems --
Power and authority --
Political behavior in the United States --
Models of power structure in the United States --
The changing economy --
The environment --
15. Population, health, and communities --
Demography : the study of population --
World population patterns --
Fertility patterns in the United States --
Sociological perspectives on health and illness --
Social epidemiology and health --
How did communities originate? --
Urbanization --
Types of communities --
16. Social movements, social change, and technology --
Social movements --
Theories of social change --
Resistance to social change --
Technology and the future --
Technology and society.

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