Sociology (6th Ed)

by SCHAEFER

• ISBN13: 9780070577718
• ISBN10: 0070577714
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL PUBL CO

Summary

Three basic premises guide this highly successful introductory text - first that theory and research must be both comprehensive and clear, second that the text must show how sociology is relevant both to the study of society and to students' lives, and third that sociology can play a valuable role in teaching critical thinking skills. To that end, this solid, well-respected text combines a balanced three-perspective approach with excellent student-oriented examples, and distinctive social policy sections in a concise presentation that offers an alternative to full-length books.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes	xiii	(2)
List of Social Policy Sections	xv	(2)
Preface	xvii
PART ONE THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE	1	(62)
1 UNDERSTANDING SOCIOLOGY	3	(32)
2 SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH	35	(28)
PART TWO ORGANIZING SOCIAL LIFE	63	(152)
3 CULTURE	65	(30)
4 SOCIALIZATION	95	(28)
5 SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE	123	(28)
6 GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS	151	(32)
7 DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL	183	(32)
PART THREE SOCIAL INEQUALITY	215	(160)
8 STRATIFICATION AND SOCIAL MOBILITY	217	(36)
9 SOCIAL INEQUALITY WORLDWIDE	253	(32)
10 STRATIFICATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY	285	(36)
11 STRATIFICATION BY GENDER	321	(30)
12 STRATIFICATION BY AGE	351	(24)
PART FOUR SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS	375	(134)
13 THE FAMILY	377	(36)
14 RELIGION AND EDUCATION	413	(36)
15 GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY	449	(30)
16 HEALTH AND MEDICINE	479	(30)
PART FIVE CHANGING SOCIETY	509	(118)
17 COMMUNITIES AND URBANIZATION	511	(30)
18 POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT	541	(28)
19 COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS	569	(28)
20 SOCIAL CHANGE AND TECHNOLOGY	597	(30)
Glossary	627	(12)
References	639	(50)
Acknowledgments	689	(5)
Indexes	694