Essentials of Sociology : A Down-to-Earth Approach

by James M. Henslin

• ISBN13: 9780205292998
• ISBN10: 0205292992
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Summary

Remains shorter and less expensive than the big book. Retains the down-to-earth friendly, accessible writing style so praised by adopters of the second edition and their students. Includes two chapters on social stratification, as in the big book. Contains extensive multicultural and global coverage. The boxes on the immigrant experience take the reader to the cutting edge of one of the most important events occurring in the United States. Contains six different types of boxes, Our Multicultural Society, A Global Glimpse, Down-to-Earth Sociology, Thinking Critically About Social Controversy, The Immigrant Experience, Sociology and the New Technology.

Table of Contents

PART I The Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Perspective	2	(32)
Culture	34	(22)
Socialization	56	(22)
Social Structure and Social Interaction	78	(24)
PART II Social Groups and Social Control
Social Groups and Formal Organizations	102	(26)
Deviance and Social Control	128	(24)
PART III Social Inequality
Social Stratification in Global Perspective	152	(24)
Social Class in the United States	176	(28)
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity	204	(34)
Inequalities of Gender and Age	238	(32)
PART IV Social Institutions
Politics and the Economy	270	(26)
Marriage and Family	296	(30)
Education and Religion	326	(30)
PART V Social Change
Population and Urbanization	356	(30)
Social Change: Technology, Social Movements, and the Environment	386