Sociology

by Sullivan, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780205305964
• ISBN10: 0205305962
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

An economical paperback text that is theoretically balanced, offers global perspectives, shows how sociology is applied to real problems, and contains a built-in study guide. This introduction to sociology uses the three major theoretical perspectives functionalist, conflict, and interactionist as tools for examining the social world. The author shows how society works and how human behavior is shaped by cultural, structural, and institutional forces, using illuminating examples. As in previous editions, the Fifth Edition also integrates two other themes that reflect some contemporary trends in sociology. The first is a reemergence of interest in how sociological knowledge can be applied to social problems or to helping people improve their lives. The second is the recognition that societies and cultures are becoming increasingly diverse and interdependent.

Table of Contents

PART ONE The Sociological Perspective	1	(78)
What Is Sociology?	2	(40)
Culture, Society, and Diversity	42	(37)
PART TWO The Individual in Society	79	(110)
Socialization	80	(32)
Groups and Organizations	112	(40)
Deviance, Crime, and Social Control	152	(37)
PART THREE Stratification and Social Inequality	189	(120)
Social Stratification and Social Inequality	190	(40)
Social Inequality: Race and Ethnicity	230	(42)
Social Inequality: Gender	272	(37)
PART FOUR Social Institutions	309	(202)
Family and Human Sexuality	310	(44)
Health and Health-Care Institutions	354	(44)
Religion	398	(36)
Education and the Mass Media	434	(38)
Political and Economic Institutions	472	(39)
PART FIVE Human Ecology and Social Change	511
Human Ecology: Population and Community	512
Collective Behavior, Social Change, and Modernization	554