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Sociology--a brief introduction

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill Companies, c1997.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 444 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780070572348
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 SCH
Contents:
List of Boxes -- List of Social Policy Sections -- Preface -- Ch. 1. The Sociological View -- Ch. 2. Culture -- Ch. 3. Socialization -- Ch. 4. Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations -- Ch. 5. Deviance and Social Control -- Ch. 6. Stratification in the United States and Worldwide -- Ch. 7. Racial and Ethnic Inequality -- Ch. 8. Stratification by Gender and Age -- Ch. 9. The Family -- Ch. 10. Religion and Education -- Ch. 11. Government and the Economy -- Ch. 12. Health and Population -- Ch. 13. Looking to the Future: Social Movements and Social Change -- App. Careers in Sociology -- Glossary -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Indexes.
Summary: This text represents all major theoretical perspectives and research methods, taking a social policy emphasis that underscores the usefulness of sociological theory and research in understanding and resolving the issues facing the modern world.
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Includes index

List of Boxes --
List of Social Policy Sections --
Preface --
Ch. 1. The Sociological View --
Ch. 2. Culture --
Ch. 3. Socialization --
Ch. 4. Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations --
Ch. 5. Deviance and Social Control --
Ch. 6. Stratification in the United States and Worldwide --
Ch. 7. Racial and Ethnic Inequality --
Ch. 8. Stratification by Gender and Age --
Ch. 9. The Family --
Ch. 10. Religion and Education --
Ch. 11. Government and the Economy --
Ch. 12. Health and Population --
Ch. 13. Looking to the Future: Social Movements and Social Change --
App. Careers in Sociology --
Glossary --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Indexes.

This text represents all major theoretical perspectives and research methods, taking a social policy emphasis that underscores the usefulness of sociological theory and research in understanding and resolving the issues facing the modern world.

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