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Essentials of Sociological Perspective : A Down-to-Earth Approach
by James M. HenslinISBN13:
9780205174805
ISBN10:
0205174809
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
10/1/1995
Publisher(s):
Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
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Summary
This book places sociological questions about culture, race, and everyday life into a perspective for readers to understand.
Sociology comes alive with this introduction. Topics include: extensive multicultural and global coverage, the development of sociology, human nature, social structure and social groups, class in the U.S., inequalities of race and ethnicity, and more.
Table of Contents
| The Sociological Perspective | |
| The Sociological Perspective | p. 1 |
| Culture | p. 29 |
| Socialization | p. 53 |
| Social Structure and Social Interaction | p. 75 |
| Social Groups and Social Control | |
| Social Groups in a Socially Diverse Society | p. 99 |
| Deviance and Social Control | p. 123 |
| Social Inequality | |
| Social Stratification in Global Perspective | p. 147 |
| Social Class in the United States | p. 171 |
| Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity | p. 197 |
| Inequalities of Gender and Age | p. 231 |
| Social Institutions | |
| Politics and the Economy: Leadership and Work in the Global Village | p. 263 |
| Marriage and Family: Our Introduction to Society | p. 290 |
| Education and Religion: Cross-Generational Transfer of Knowledge, Skills, and Meaning | p. 320 |
| Social Change | |
| Population and Urbanization | p. 351 |
| Social Change: Technology, Social Movements, and the Environment | p. 382 |
| Glossary | p. 407 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 419 |
| References | p. 433 |
| Name Index | p. 457 |
| Subject Index | p. 465 |
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