IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PART ONE: 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 TWO: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4. Culture
Chapter 5. Socialization
Chapter 6. Social Control
Chapter 7. Deviance
PART THREE: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8. Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic
Chapter 9. Social Stratification
Chapter 10. Class
Chapter 11. Racial Inequality
Chapter 12. Gender Inequality
PART FOUR: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13. The Economy
Chapter 14. Power and Politics
Chapter 15. Families
Chapter 16. Education
Chapter 17. Religion
PART FIVE: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18. Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
About the Authors
PART ONE: 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
Chapter 2. The Structure of Social Groups
The Micro Level
The Societal or Macro Level
Chapter 3. The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
Social Systems: Order and Conflict
Synthesis of the Order and Conflict Models
PART TWO: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4. Culture
Culture: The Knowledge That People Share
The Globalization of Culture?
Values from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 5. Socialization
The Personality as a Social Product
Socialization in a Changing Social Landscape
Chapter 6. Social Control
Agents of Ideological Social Control
Agents of Direct Social Control
Chapter 7. Deviance
The Characteristics of Deviance
Society as the Source of Deviance
Deviance from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART THREE: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8. Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
The New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
The Aging Society
Chapter 9. Social Stratification
Major Concepts
Theories of Stratification
Deficiency Theories
Structural Theories
Chapter 10. Class
Dimensions of Inequality
Social Classes
The Consequences of Social Class Positions
Social Mobility
Poverty in the United States
Myths about Poverty
Chapter 11. Racial Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Racial Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics: Continuity and Change
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
Structured Gender Inequality
The Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Fighting the System
PART FOUR: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13. The Economy
Capitalism and Socialism
The Corporation-Dominated Economy
Capitalism and Inequality
Work in U.S. Society
Capitalism in Crisis
Chapter 14. Power and Politics
Models of the National Power Structure
The Consequences of Concentrated Power
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
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
Education and Inequality
Education from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 17. Religion
Classical Sociology’s Differing Interpretations of Religion
Some Distinctive Features of U.S. Religion
Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
Religious Trends
Contemporary Christianity and Politics
Religion from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART FIVE: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18. Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
The Sociological Paradox: Social Structure and Agency
Social Movements
Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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