Life in Society : Readings to Accompany Sociology: A down-to-Earth Approach, Ninth Edition

by Henslin, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780205578757
• ISBN10: 0205578756
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion toSociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach,9th edition. There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter,The Sociology of Human Sexuality. ReadingsNew to This Edition The Great American Football Ritual / Douglas E. Foley Job on the Line / William M. Adler Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School / Peggy Orenstein The American Family / Stephanie Coontz Between Two Ages / William Van Dusen Wishard

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The Sociological Perspective	p. 1
The Sociological Perspective: Invitation to Sociology	p. 3
Culture: The Fierce People	p. 12
Socialization: Anybody's Son Will Do	p. 27
Social Structure and Social Interaction: The Great American Football Ritual	p. 38
How Sociologists Do Research: Inside Organized Racism	p. 51
Social Groups and Social Control	p. 63
Societies to Social Networks: Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly Line	p. 65
Bureaucracies and Formal Organizations: Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead	p. 75
Deviance and Social Control: Fraternities and Rape Culture	p. 89
Social Inequality	p. 99
Global Stratification: Job on the Line	p. 101
Social Class in the United States: The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All	p. 113
Inequalities of Gender: Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School	p. 120
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity: How the Jews Became White Folks	p. 128
Inequalities of Age: "But This Is My Mother!" The Plight of Elders in Nursing Homes	p. 140
Social Institutions	p. 149
The Economy: The McDonaldization of Society	p. 151
Politics: The Power Elite	p. 164
Marriage and Family: The American Family	p. 172
Education: College Athletes and Role Conflict	p. 179
Religion: India's Sacred Cow	p. 190
Medicine: Just Another Routine Emergency	p. 198
Social Change	p. 209
Population and Urbanization: Border Blues: The Dilemma of Illegal Immigration	p. 211
Collective Behavior and Social Movements: The Animal Rights Crusade	p. 226
Social Change and the Environment: Caught between Two Ages	p. 234
Human Sexuality: How Many Sexual Partners Do Americans Have?	p. 245
Name Index	p. 255
Subject Index	p. 257
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