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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaefer, Richard T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2005]
Edition:9th ed.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social problems.
United States > Social policy.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The sociological perspective
  • 1. Understanding sociology
  • What is sociology?
  • What is sociological theory?
  • The development of sociology
  • Major theoretical perspectives
  • Applies and clinical sociology
  • Developing a sociological imagination
  • Appendix : careers in sociology
  • 2. Sociological research
  • What is the scientific method?
  • Major research designs
  • Ethics of research
  • Technology and sociological research
  • Social policy and sociological research : studying human sexuality
  • Appendix I : using statistics, tables, and graphs
  • Appendix II : writing a research report
  • pt. 2. Organizing social life
  • 3. Culture
  • Culture and society
  • Development of culture around the world
  • Elements of culture
  • Culture and the dominant ideology
  • Cultural variation
  • Social policy and culture : bilingualism
  • 4. Socialization
  • The role of socialization
  • The self and socialization
  • Socialization and the life course
  • Agents of socialization
  • Social policy and socialization : child care around the world
  • 5. Social interaction and social structure
  • Social interaction and reality
  • Elements of social structure
  • Social structure in global perspective
  • Social policy and social structure : the AIDS crisis
  • 6. Groups and organizations
  • Understanding groups
  • Understanding organizations
  • Technology's impact on the workplace
  • Social policy and organizations : the state of the unions
  • 7. The mass media
  • Sociological perspectives on the media
  • The audience
  • The media industry
  • Social policy and the mass media : media violence
  • 8. Deviance and social control
  • Social control
  • Deviance
  • Crime
  • Social policy and social control : gun control
  • pt. 3. Social inequality
  • 9. Stratification and social mobility in the United States
  • Understanding stratification
  • Stratification by social class
  • Social mobility
  • Social policy and stratification : rethinking welfare i North America and Europe
  • 10. Social inequality worldwide
  • Stratification in the world system
  • Stratification within nations : a comparative perspective
  • Social policy and social inequality worldwide : universal human rights
  • 11. 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
  • Social policy and race and ethnicity : global immigration
  • 12. Stratification by gender
  • Social construction of gender
  • Explaining stratification by gender
  • Women : the oppressed majority
  • Social policy and gender stratification : the battle over abortion from a global perspective
  • 13. Stratification by age
  • Aging and society
  • Explaining the aging process
  • Role transitions throughout the life course
  • Age stratification in the United States
  • Social policy and age stratification : the right to die worldwide
  • pt. 4. Social institutions
  • 14. The family and intimate relationships
  • Global view of the family
  • Studying the family
  • Marriage and family
  • Divorce
  • Diverse lifestyles
  • Social policy and the family : reproductive technology
  • 15. Religion
  • Durkheim and the sociological approach to religion
  • World religions
  • The role of religion
  • Religious behavior
  • Religious organization
  • Social policy and religion : religion in the schools
  • 16. Education
  • Sociological perspectives on education
  • Schools as formal organizations
  • Trends in contemporary education
  • Social policy and education : school choice programs
  • 17. Government and politics
  • Power and authority
  • Political behavior
  • Models of power structure in the United States
  • Political activism on the Internet
  • Social policy and the government : campaign financing
  • 18. The economy and work
  • Economic systems
  • Aspects of work
  • The changing economy
  • Social policy and the economy : affirmative action
  • 19. Health and medicine
  • Culture and health
  • Sociological perspectives on health and illness
  • Social epidemiology and health
  • Health care in the United States
  • Mental illness in the United States
  • Social policy and health : financing health care worldwide
  • pt. 5. Changing society
  • 20. Communities and urbanization
  • How did communities originate?
  • Urbanization
  • Types of communities
  • Social policy and communities : seeking shelter worldwide
  • 21. Population and the environment
  • Demography : the study of population
  • World population patterns
  • Fertility patterns in the United States
  • Population and migration
  • The environment
  • Social policy and population : world population policy
  • 22. Collective behavior and social movements
  • Theories of collective behavior
  • Forms of collective behavior
  • Communications technology and collective behavior
  • Social policy and social movements : lesbian and gay rights
  • 23. Social change and technology
  • Theories of social change
  • Resistance to social change
  • Technology and the future
  • Technology and society
  • Social policy and technology : privacy and censorship in a global village.