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D. STANLEY EITZEN is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University, where previously he was the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Among his books are: Social Problems (which was awarded the McGuffey Longevity Award for excellence over multiple editions in 2000 by the Text and Academic Authors Association); Diversity in Families and Globalization: The Transformation of Social Worlds (each coauthored with Maxine Baca Zinn); Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom (with Kelly Eitzen Smith); Inequality: Social Class and Its Consequences (coauthored with Janis E. Johnston); Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from Other Societies; Solutions to Social Problems from the Top Down; The Role of Government (with George H. Sage); Solutions to Social Problems from the Bottom Up: Social Movements (with Kenneth L. Stewart); Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis (with Doug A. Timmer and Kathyrn Talley); Sociology of North American Sport (with George H. Sage); and Fair and Foul: Rethinking the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport. He has served as the president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and as editor of The Social Science Journal.
MAXINE BACA ZINN is professor of sociology at Michigan State University, where she is also senior researcher in the Julian Samora Research Institute. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Her books include: Women of Color in U.S. Society (with Bonnie Thornton Dill) and Gender through the Prism of Difference (with Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Michael Messner). She is the coauthor (with D. Stanley Eitzen) of Social Problems and Diversity in Families, both of which won McGuffey Awards for longevity from the Text and Academic Authors Association, and Globalization: The Transformation of Social Worlds. She has served as president of the Western Social Science Association. In 2000, she received the American Sociological Association’s Jessie Bernard Award in recognition of her career achievements in the study of women and gender.
KELLY EITZEN SMITH received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. She is currently working as a researcher and technical consultant at the Drachman Institute, University of Arizona. The Drachman Institute is the research and public service unit of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture dedicated to the environmentally sensitive and resource-conscious development of neighborhoods and communities. Her current projects and research interests involve sustainable communities and transit-oriented development. She is the coauthor of Social Problems (Twelfth Edition, with D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn) and Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom (Second Edition, with D. Stanley Eitzen).
In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
PART 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2: The Structure of Social Groups
Chapter 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
PART 2: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4: Culture
Chapter 5: Socialization
Chapter 6: Social Control
Chapter 7: Deviance
PART 3: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8: Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic
Chapter 9: Social Stratification
Chapter 10: Class
Chapter 11: Racial Inequality
Chapter 12: Gender Inequality
PART 4: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13: The Economy
Chapter 14: Power and Politics
Chapter 15: Families
Chapter 16: Education
Chapter 17: Religion
PART 5: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
2) Full Table of Contents
PART 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Sociology
Assumptions of the Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Imagination
Problems with the Sociological Perspective
The Historical Development of Sociology
Sociological Methods: The Craft of Sociology
A Closer Look: Thinking Like a Sociologist
Research Methods: Standards for Objectivity and Integrity in Social Research
Chapter 2: The Structure of Social Groups
The Micro Level
A Closer Look: The Isolating Effects of Email
A Closer Look: The Declining Significance of Family
The Societal or Macro Level
Diversity: Gay Marriage?
Chapter 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
Social Systems: Order and Conflict
Research Methods: Social Scientists and Values: Taking Sides
A Closer Look: Twinkies and Pencils and Functional Integration
Synthesis of the Order and Conflict Models
A Closer Look: The Fragmentation of Social Life: Deepening Divides in U.S.
A Closer Look: Violence and Division in India
The Integrative Forces in Society
Diversity: The Media’s Selective Perception of Race and Class
The Use of the Order and Conflict Models in This Book
PART 2: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4: Culture
Culture: The Knowledge That People Share
A Closer Look: Ethnocentrism in U. S. Schools
Types of Shared Knowledge
Technology and Society: Test Your Emoticon Knowledge
A Closer Look: Test Your Emoticon Knowledge
Values
A Closer Look: Competition in the Era of Reality Television
Diversity: Life in a Religious Sect
Values from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 5: Socialization
The Personality as a Social Product
A Closer Look: The Looking-Glass Self and Body Image
Technology and Society: Helicopter Parenting and GPS Devices
Socialization in a Changing Social Landscape
Socialization from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 6: Social Control
Agents of Ideological Social Control
Diversity: The Amish and Social Control
Agents of Direct Social Control
A Closer Look: Singapore: The Iron Fist in the Land of Order
A Closer Look: Homeland Security on Campus
Social Control in the Private Sector: Implications for Contemporary Social Life
Technology and Society: The Internet’s Private Eye
Social Control from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 7: Deviance
The Characteristics of Deviance
Traditional Theories for the Causes of Deviance
A Closer Look: Shame Sites
Society as the Source of Deviance
Diversity: The Criminal Justice System: Unreasonable Stops and Searches by Race
Deviance from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART 3: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8: Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
Globalization: Sending U.S. Jobs Overseas
A Closer Look: The Changing Nature of Jobs
Technology and Society: Computer Technology and Middle Class Job Loss
The New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
Diversity: Popular Surnames in the United States Are No Longer Exclusively Anglo
Globalization: Yes, Global Free Market Mobility for Corporations; No, Global
The Aging Society
Chapter 9: Social Stratification
A Closer Look: Birth as Destiny: India’s Caste System
Globalization: Inequality among Nations
Major Concepts
Order and Conflict Theories of Stratification
Deficiency Theories
Research Methods: The Political Climate and Scientific Ideas
A Closer Look: Blaming the Poor
Structural Theories
Diversity: Who Benefits from Poverty?
Chapter 10: Class
Dimensions of Inequality
Social Classes
Diversity: The Near Poor: The Missing Class
The Consequences of Social Class Positions
Social Mobility
Poverty in the United States
Human Agency: Coping Strategies Among the Poor
Myths about Poverty
Chapter 11: Racial Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Globalization: The Changing Face of Sweden: Dark Skin and Brown Eyes
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
A Closer Look: Culture, Structure, and Today’s Poverty Debates
Racial Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics: Continuity and Change
Technology and Society: Race and Computer Technology Use
Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations
Chapter 12: Gender Inequality
Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked
Gender Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Learning Gender
Reinforcing Male Dominance
Technology and Society: Gender and Social Networking
Structured Gender Inequality
The Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Globalization: Trafficking Sex for a Globalized Market
Fighting the System
Human Agency: Empowering Poor Women and Protecting the Environment
PART 4: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13: The Economy
Capitalism and Socialism
The Corporation-Dominated Economy
Capitalism and Inequality
Work in U.S. Society
Globalization: Modern Day Slavery in the United States
Capitalism in Crisis
A Closer Look: The Sub-Prime Crisis for African Americans and Latinos
A Closer Look: The Effects of the Great Recession on Recent College Graduates
Chapter 14: Power and Politics
Models of the National Power Structure
A Closer Look: Structural Barriers to Democracy
A Closer Look: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
A Closer Look: Is the United States a Plutocracy? Some Warnings
A Closer Look: The Dark Side of Lobbying
The Consequences of Concentrated Power
Human Agency: The Constitutional Battle for Racial Equality
A Closer Look: Guns or Butter? Who’s Paying for the War?
The Order and Conflict Perspectives on the Distribution of Power
Chapter 15: Families
The Mythical Family in the United States
Families in Contemporary U.S. Society
Globalization: Families in Global Perspective
Changes in Marriage and Family Roles
Diversity: Why Family Issues Matter for Lesbians and Gays
Research Methods: Researching Families: How Sociologist Arlie Hochschild
Violence in Families
The Modern Family from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Families of the Future
Chapter 16: Education
The Characteristics of U.S. Education
A Closer Look: Leaving Boys Behind?
Education and Inequality
Diversity: The Tiger Mom Controversy
Education from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 17: Religion
Globalization: The Global Reach of the World's Major Religions 490
Classical Sociology’s Differing Interpretations of Religion
Some Distinctive Features of U.S. Religion
Diversity: Islam in the United States
Globalization: Outsourcing Prayer
Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality and Religion
Diversity: Religion and Patriarchy
Religious Trends
Contemporary Christianity and Politics
Religion from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART 5: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
The Sociological Paradox: Social Structure and Agency
Social Movements
Human Agency: The Political Muscle of Americans with Disabilities
Globalization: Students against Sweatshops
Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Is There Hope for a People’s Social Movement Now?
A Closer Look: The Paradox of Social Progress and Economic Reaction
Conclusion
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index
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