Sociology The Essentials

by Andersen, Margaret L.; Taylor, Howard F.

• ISBN13: 9780495812234
• ISBN10: 0495812234
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This mainstream book is characterized by its superior scholarship, accessible writing style, unmatched coverage of diversity, and unparalleled, integrated technology resources. Treating diversity as central to the rich fabric of our society, the authors include research and data that illustrate how class, race-ethnicity, gender, age, geographic residence, and sexual orientation relate to the topics covered. Speaking to students in a friendly and inviting way, the authors encourage them to think globally, question commonly held beliefs, assess different perspectives used by sociologists, and to use this process to understand the forces that generate change and continuity in our society.

Table of Contents

Introducing The Sociological Imagination

The Sociological Perspective

Studying Socieity And Social Structure

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Social Structure

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Inequalities

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Social Institutions

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Politics and the Economy

Social Change

Population, the Environment, and Social Change

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