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9781412968188

Our Social World

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  • ISBN13:

    9781412968188

  • ISBN10:

    1412968186

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-11-17
  • Publisher: Pine Forge Pr
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Summary

The most innovative introduction to Sociology in a generation presents a coherent essay that inspires students to develop their sociological imaginations: to see the world and personal events from a new perspective, and to confront sociological issues on a day-to-day basis. This engaging text introduces the discipline of sociology to the contemporary student and provides an integrated, comprehensible framework from which to view the world. In each chapter, authors Jeanne H. Ballantine and Keith A. Roberts provide an organizing theme that is not exclusively tied to one theoretical paradigm to help students see relationships between topics. Our Social World presents the perspective of students living in the larger global world.

Table of Contents

Preface: To Our Readers
Instructors: How to Make This Book Work for You
A Personal Note to the Instructor
Acknowledgments
Understanding Our Social World: The Scientific Study of Society
Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World
Examining the Social World: How Do We Know?
Social Structure, Processes, and Control
Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World
Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane
Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work
Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Perverts, Freaks, and Folks Like Us
Inequality
Stratification: Rich and Famous--or Rags and Famine?
Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond "We" and "They"
Gender Stratification: She/He--Who Goes First?
Institutions
Family: Partner Taking, People Making, and Contract Breaking
Education: What Are We Learning?
Religion: The Meaning of Sacred Meaning
Politics: Penetrating Power
Medicine: An Anatomy of Health and Illness
Social Dynamics
Population and Urbanization: Living on Spaceship Earth
The Process of Change: Can We Make a Difference?
References
Credits
Glossary/Index
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