Sociology in Our Times (with InfoTrac and CD-ROM)

by Kendall, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780534588786
• ISBN10: 0534588786
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-17
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Kendall's text is acclaimed in the field for its integration of race, class, and gender issues as well as its thorough presentation of sociological theory, which includes diverse theoretical viewpoints such as feminist and postmodernist theory. A social issue or application opens each chapter and provides various topics for boxes, features, and examples that are carried throughout the entire chapter. The author's vivid, applied, personal writing style engages students, and activates compelling everyday examples that make sociology particularly relevant to diverse students. This cutting-edge, applied book highlights the relevance of sociology by including a diverse collection of theories, research, and lived experiences that accurately mirror the diversity in society itself. Kendall shows students that sociology involves important questions and issues that they confront both personally and vicariously.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Studying Society and Social Life
The Sociological Perspective	1	(35)
Sociological Research Methods	36	(33)
Culture	69	(32)
Socialization	101	(29)
Part 2 Social Groups and Social Control
Society, Social Structure, and Interaction	130	(35)
Groups and Organizations	165	(32)
Deviance and Crime	197	(37)
Part 3 Social Inequality
Global Stratification	234	(35)
Social Class in the United States	269	(31)
Race and Ethnicity	300	(35)
Sex and Gender	335	(33)
Aging and Inequality Based on Age	368	(30)
Part 4 Social Institutions
The Economy and Work	398	(35)
Politics and Government in Global Perspective	433	(32)
Families and Intimate Relationships	465	(33)
Education	498	(35)
Religion	533	(30)
Health, Health Care, and Disability	563	(35)
Part 5 Social Dynamics and Social Change
Population and Urbanization	598	(30)
Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change	628