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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1, The Sociological View
What Is Sociology?
What Is Sociological Theory?
The Development of Sociology
Major Theoretical Perspectives
What Is the Scientific Method?
Major Research Designs
Ethics of Research
Applied and Clinical Sociology
Summary
Chapter 2, Culture and Socialization
What Is Culture?
Development of Culture around the World
Cultural Variation
Language and Culture
Norms and Values
Global Culture War
Culture and Dominant Ideology
Culture and Socialization
The Self and Socialization
Agents of Socialization
Socialization throughout the Life Course
Summary
Chapter 3, Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure
Social Interaction and Reality
Elements of Social Structure
Social Structure in Global Perspective
Understanding Organizations
Summary
Chapter 4, Deviance and Social Control
Social Control
What Is Deviance?
Sociological Perspectives on Deviance
Crime: A Sociological Approach
Crime Statistics
Summary
Chapter 5, Stratification in the United States and Global Inequality
Systems of Stratification
Sociological Perspectives on Stratification
Is Stratification Universal?
Stratification by Social Class
Social Mobility
The Global Divide
Summary
Chapter 6, Inequality by Race and Ethnicity
The Privileges of the Dominant
The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity
Immigration
Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
Patterns of Prejudice and Discrimination
Summary
Chapter 7, Inequality by Gender
The Social Construction of Gender
Sociological Perspectives on Gender
Women: The Oppressed Majority
Women in the Workforce of the United States
Summary
Chapter 8, Social Institutions: Family and Religion
Sociological Perspectives on Social Institutions
The Family: A Global View
Sociological Perspectives on the Family
Labeling and Human Sexuality
Religion as a Social Institution
Components of Religion
Summary
Chapter 9, Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the Economy
Sociological Perspectives on Education
Education: Schools as Formal Organizations
Government: Power and Authority
Economic Systems
The Informal Economy
Changing Economies
Summary
Chapter 10, Population, Community, Health, and the Environment
Demography: The Study of Population
How Did Communities Originate?
Urbanization and Its Consequences
Health and Illness: Sociological Perspectives
Social Epidemiology
The Environment: The World and Our Place in It
Summary
Chapter 11, Social Movements, Social Change, and Technology
Social Movements
Theories of Social Change
Resistance to Social Change
Technology and the Future
Summary
Appendix
Glossary
References
Credits
Index