ISBN:
9781612051055
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (559 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Connecting Sociology to Our Lives : An Introduction to Sociology
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Boxes and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Sociology: An Introduction; Introductory Story; The Sociological Perspective; The Limitations of ""Common Sense""; The Sociological Imagination; The Origins and Development of Sociology; Applying the Sociological Perspective; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 2: Social Theory: Explaining How We View the World; Introductory Story; Social Theory; Early Sociologists: European Origins
Description / Table of Contents:
Early Sociologists in the United StatesThe Major Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 3: Research Methods: Testing Our View of the World; Introductory Story; Using the Scientific Method; The Research Model; Research Methods; Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches; Ethics and Ideal Research; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 4: Culture and Social Structure; Introductory Story; Defining Culture; Material Culture; The Allure of Popular Culture; The Diversity of Culture
Description / Table of Contents:
Social Structure: Groups, Organizations, and Social InstitutionsSummary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 5: Socialization; Introductory Story; The Socialization Process; Theories of Socialization and Human Development; Agents of Socialization; Virtual Socialization; Adult Socialization; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 6: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control; Introductory Story; Social Deviance; Sociological Explanations of Deviance; Crime; Social Control and the Criminal Justice System; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7: Social StratificationIntroductory Story; Stratification and Social Class; Theories of Social Stratification; Social Stratification Systems and Social Mobility; Social Stratification Systems; Poverty and Homelessness; Global Stratification and Inequality; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 8: Race and Ethnicity; Introductory Story; The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity; Racial and Ethnic Stratification in the United States; The We-They Character of Race and Ethnicity; The Causes and Effects of Prejudice and Discrimination
Description / Table of Contents:
Patterns of Interracial and Interethnic ContactSummary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 9: Gender Inequality; Introductory Story; The Social Construction of Gender; Learning Gender Roles and Gender Appropriateness; Understanding Gender Stratification; Feminism; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons; Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links; Chapter 10: Marriage and Family; Introductory Story; Romantic Love, Marriage, and Divorce; The Family; Dimensions and Functions of the Family; The Changing Family; Family Abuse and Violence
Description / Table of Contents:
Summary, Glossary, Discussion Questions, Web Links
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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