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Essentials of sociology : a down-to-earth approach

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xxiv, 488 p. : ill. (some col.), col. mapsISBN:
  • 020526557X (pbk.)
  • 9780205265572
  • 0205174809
  • 9780205174805
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 HEN
Contents:
The sociological perspective -- Culture -- Socialization -- Social structure and social interaction -- Social groups in a socially diverse society -- Deviance and social control -- Social stratification in global perspective -- Social class in the United States -- Inequalities of race and ethnicity -- Inequalities of gender and age -- Politics and the economy: leadership and work in the global village -- Marriage and family -- Education and religion -- Population and urbanization -- Social change: technology, social movements, and the environment.
Summary: A brief version of the introductory text "Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach." The 15 chapters presented here retain the dual emphases on micro and macro (individual and structural) sociology, as well as the focus upon culture and everyday life.
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The sociological perspective --
Culture --
Socialization --
Social structure and social interaction --
Social groups in a socially diverse society --
Deviance and social control --
Social stratification in global perspective --
Social class in the United States --
Inequalities of race and ethnicity --
Inequalities of gender and age --
Politics and the economy: leadership and work in the global village --
Marriage and family --
Education and religion --
Population and urbanization --
Social change: technology, social movements, and the environment.

A brief version of the introductory text "Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach." The 15 chapters presented here retain the dual emphases on micro and macro (individual and structural) sociology, as well as the focus upon culture and everyday life.

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