ISBN:
9781442255975
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 631 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
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28 cm
Edition:
Eighth edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Thompson, William E. (William Edwin), 1950- author Society in focus
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Sociology
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Soziologie
Abstract:
Preface -- About the authors -- Sociological perspective -- Discovering sociology -- Doing sociology -- Social framework -- Society and culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction in everyday life -- Social groups, organizations, and bureaucracies -- Social differentiation and inequality -- Deviance and conformity -- Social stratification and the u.s. class system -- Global stratification -- Race and ethnicity -- Sex and gender -- Age and the elderly -- Social institutions -- Families -- Education -- Religion -- Government, politics, and war -- The economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Social change -- Population, urbanization, and ecology -- Social change, collective behavior, and the future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index -- Credits
Description / Table of Contents:
PrefaceAbout the authors -- Sociological perspective -- Discovering sociology -- Doing sociology -- Social framework -- Society and culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction in everyday life -- Social groups, organizations, and bureaucracies -- Social differentiation and inequality -- Deviance and conformity -- Social stratification and the u.s. class system -- Global stratification -- Race and ethnicity -- Sex and gender -- Age and the elderly -- Social institutions -- Families -- Education -- Religion -- Government, politics, and war -- The economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Social change -- Population, urbanization, and ecology -- Social change, collective behavior, and the future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index -- Credits.
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Note:
"This book was formerly published by Pearson Education, Inc." - Rückseite Titelblatt
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 586-615
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