Detailed Table of Contents
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Preface
1. Understanding Sociology
What Is Sociology?
What Is Sociological Theory?
The Development of Sociology
Major Theoretical Perspectives
Developing the Sociological Imagination
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Women in Public Places Worldwide
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Looking at Sports from Four Theoretical Perspectives
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
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: “Sent-down” in China
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Framing Survey Questions about Interracial Friendships
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Paul Donato, Chief Research Officer, Nielsen Media Research
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
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Life in the Global Village
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Cultural Sensitivity on the Beat
4. Socialization
The Role of Socialization
The Self and Socialization
Socialization and the Life Course
Social Policy and Socialization: Child Care around the World
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Raising Amish Children
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Impression Management by Students after Exams
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
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Women’s Social Networks
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Disability as a Master Status
6. Groups and Organizations
Understanding Groups
Understanding Organizations
Technology Impact on the Workplace
Social Policy and Organizations: The State of the Unions
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Management, Russian Style
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Pizza Delivery Employees as a Secondary Group
7. The Mass Media
Sociological Perspectives of the Media
The Audience
The Media Industry
Social Policy and Mass Media: Media Violence
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Good Morning, Bhutan!
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: The Color of Network TV
8. Deviance and Social Control
Social Control
Deviance
Crime
Social Policy and Socialization: The Death Penalty in the United States and Worldwide
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Defining Deviancy Down: From Professional Wrestling to the Backyards
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Discretionary Justice
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Tiffany Zapata-Mancilla, Victim Witness Specialist, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
9. Stratification in the United States and Worldwide
Understanding Stratification
Stratification by Social Class
Social Mobility
Stratification in the World System
Stratification within Nations: A Comparative Perspective
Social Policy and Stratification: Rethinking Welfare in North America and Europe
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Slavery in the Twenty-first Century
RESEARCH IN ACTION: When Jobs Disappear
10. 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
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Prejudice against Arab Americans and Muslim Americans
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: The Latino Middle Class
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Delores Cleary, Assistant Professor, Central Washington University
11. Stratification by Gender and Age
Social Construction of Gender
Explaining Stratification by Gender
Women: The Oppressed Majority
Aging and Society
Explaining the Aging Process
Age Stratification in the United States
Social Policy and Gender Stratification: The Battle over Abortion from a
Global Perspective
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: The Head Scarf and the Veil:
Complex Symbols
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Theory of Cumulative Disadvantage
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Stacey Karp, President of San Francisco Chapter of NOW (National Organization for Women)
12. The Family and Intimate Relationships
Global View of the Family
Studying the Family
Marriage and Family
Divorce
Divorce Lifestyles
Social Policy and the Family: Reproductive Technology
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Domestic Violence
RESEARCH IN ACTION: The Lingering Impact of Divorce
13. Religion and Education
Durkheim and the Sociological Approach to Religion
World Religions
The Role of Religion
Religious Behavior
Religious Organization
Sociological Perspectives on Education
Schools as Formal Organizations
Social Policy and Religion: Religion in the Schools
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Jainism in India and the United States
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Violence in the Schools
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Ray Zapata, Business Owner and Former Regent, Texas State University
14. Government, the Economy, and the Environment
Economic Systems
Power and Authority
Political Behavior in the United States
Models of Power Structure in the United States
The Changing Economy
The Environment
Social Policy: Affirmative Action
SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: Terrorist Violence
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Working Women in Nepal
TAKING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK: Peter Schaefer, Research Coordinator, Safer Yards
15. Population, Health, and Communities
Demography: The Study of Population
World Population Patterns
Fertility Patterns in the United States
Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness
Social Epidemiology and Health
How Did Communities Originate?
Urbanization
Types of Communities
Social Policy: World Population Policy
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Store Wars
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: To Inform or Not to Inform? How Race and Ethnicity Affect Views of Patient Autonomy
16. Social Movements, Social Change, and Technology
Social Movements
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
RESEARCH IN ACTION: Virtual Social Movements
SOCIAL INEQUALITY: Global Disconnect
APPENDIX: Careers in Sociology
Glossary / References / Acknowledgments / Photo Credits / Index
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