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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1, An Introduction to Sociology
1.1 What Is Sociology?
1.2 The History of Sociology
1.3 Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
1.4 Why Study Sociology?
Chapter 2, Sociological Research
2.1 Approaches to Sociological Research
2.2 Research Methods
2.3 Ethical Concerns
Chapter 3, Culture
3.1 What Is Culture?
3.2 Elements of Culture
3.3 High, Low, Pop, Sub, Counter-culture and Cultural Change
3.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
Chapter 4, Society and Social Interaction
4.1 Types of Societies
4.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Society
4.3 Social Constructions of Reality
Chapter 5, Socialization
5.1 Theories of Self-Development
5.2 Why Socialization Matters
5.3 Agents of Socialization
5.4 Socialization Across the Life Course
Chapter 6, Groups and Organization
6.1 Types of Groups
6.2 Group Size and Structure
6.3 Formal Organizations
Chapter 7, Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
7.1 Deviance and Control
7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
7.3 Crime and the Law
Chapter 8, Media and Technology
8.1 Technology Today
8.2 Media and Technology in Society
8.3 Global Implications of Media and Technology
8.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Media and Technology
Chapter 9, Social Stratification in the United States
9.1 What Is Social Stratification?
9.2 Social Stratification and Mobility in the United States
9.3 Global Stratification and Inequality
9.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification
Chapter 10, Global Inequality
10.1 Global Stratification and Classification
10.2 Global Wealth and Poverty
10.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification
Chapter 11, Race and Ethnicity
11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
11.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
11.4 Intergroup Relationships
11.5 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Chapter 12, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
12.1 Sex, Gender, Identity, and Expression
12.2 Gender and Gender Inequality
12.3 Sexuality
Chapter 13, Aging and the Elderly
13.1 Who Are the Elderly? Aging in Society
13.2 The Process of Aging
13.3 Challenges Facing the Elderly
13.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
Chapter 14, Relationships, Marriage, and Family
14.1 What Is Marriage? What Is a Family?
14.2 Variations in Family Life
14.3 Challenges Families Face
Chapter 15, Religion
15.1 The Sociological Approach to Religion
15.2 World Religions
15.3 Religion in the United States
Chapter 16, Education
16.1 Education around the World
16.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Education
16.3 Issues in Education
Chapter 17, Government and Politics
17.1 Power and Authority
17.2 Forms of Government
17.3 Politics in the United States
17.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
Chapter 18, Work and the Economy
18.1 Economic Systems
18.2 Globalization and the Economy
18.3 Work in the United States
Chapter 19, Health and Medicine
19.1 The Social Construction of Health
19.2 Global Health
19.3 Health in the United States
19.4 Comparative Health and Medicine
19.5 Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
Chapter 20, Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
20.1 Demography and Population
20.2 Urbanization
20.3 The Environment and Society
Chapter 21, Social Movements and Social Change
21.1 Collective Behavior
21.2 Social Movements
21.3 Social Change
Answer Key
Index
Authors
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