Sociological Footprints Introductory Readings in Sociology

by Cargan, Leonard; Ballantine, Jeanne H.

• ISBN13: 9780495601289
• ISBN10: 0495601284
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-06
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This anthology of sociological studies provides a link between theoretical sociology and everyday life. SOCIOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS: INTRODUCTORY READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY, 11E, offers classical, contemporary, popular and multicultural articles in each chapter to show readers a wide range of perspectives. Articles address today's most important and relevant issues, such as violence, welfare reform, technology globalization, and terrorism. Each article is preceded by a short introductory essay, a series of guideline questions, and a list of glossary terms.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
To The Student	p. xiv
Introduction: Why Study Sociology?	p. xvii
How Will You Spend the 21st Century?	p. xxiii
The Discipline of Sociology	p. 1
The Sociological Perspective: Is It Just Common Sense?	p. 3
An Idea Whose Time Has Come	p. 6
The Practice of Social Research	p. 11
What Should Students Understand After Taking Introduction to Sociology?	p. 18
The Promise	p. 25
Becoming a Member of Society	p. 31
Socialization: A Lifelong Learning Process	p. 33
Final Note on a Case of Extreme Isolation	p. 36
Key Facts on TV Violence, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation	p. 43
Becoming "Boys," "Men," "Guys," and "Dudes"	p. 48
"Doing It": The Social Construction of S-E-X	p. 56
Gender: The Social Meaning of the Sexual Division	p. 65
The Prism of Gender	p. 67
Influences of Gender Socialization and Athletic Involvement on the Occurrence of Eating Disorders	p. 73
Unraveling the Gender Knot	p. 83
A Degendered Society?	p. 91
Culture: Our Way of Life	p. 96
Culture Matters: Diversity in the United States and Its Implications	p. 98
Body Ritual among the Nacirema	p. 106
India's Sacred Cow	p. 110
Development as Poison: Rethinking the Western Model of Modernity	p. 117
Social Interaction, Groups, and Bureaucracy: Life is with People	p. 123
The Sounds of Silence	p. 126
Backboards & Blackboards: College Athletes and Role Engulfment	p. 133
You Can't Be a Sweet Cucumber in a Vinegar Barrel	p. 142
Characteristics of Bureaucracy	p. 146
Major Institutions in Society	p. 149
Marriage and Family: Change and Diversity	p. 151
Family in Transition	p. 154
Being Single on Noah's Ark	p. 163
An Overview of the Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Abusive Family Relationships	p. 168
Historical Trends in Divorce in the United States	p. 173
Education/Religion: Institutions in the Crossfire	p. 184
Learning the Student Role: Kindergarten as Academic Boot Camp	p. 187
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools	p. 197
Deepening Segregation in American Public Schools	p. 202
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life	p. 212
Popular Christianity and Political Extremism in the United States	p. 217
Motivation and Ideology: What Drives the Anti-Abortion Movement	p. 228
Economics and Politics: Implications for Survival	p. 235
The End of Work	p. 239
Welfare Reform in America: A Clash of Politics and Research	p. 246
The Credit Card: Private Troubles and Public Issues	p. 253
Inequalities of Political Voice, Kay Lehman Schlozman	p. 262
If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger, Would You? Probably	p. 269
The Social Requisities of Democracy Revisited	p. 277
Inequalities Between Groups	p. 289
Stratification: Some Are More Equal Than Others	p. 293
Money and the World We Want	p. 295
Keeping Up with the Trumps	p. 302
A Note on the "Trickle Effect"	p. 306
No, Poverty Has Not Disappeared	p. 312
Race and Ethnicity: The Problem of Inequality	p. 317
Racial Formations	p. 320
Because She Looks like a Child	p. 326
In the Barrios: Lations and the Underclass Debate	p. 341
The Problem of Racial/Ethnic Inequality	p. 351
Some Processes of Social Life	p. 359
Deviance: Violating the Norms of Society	p. 361
The Normally of Crime	p. 364
On Being Sane in Insance Places	p. 374
The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Fear the Wrong Things	p. 387
How Can We Solve the Problem of Crime?	p. 395
Health and Aging: The Problems of Growing Old	p. 400
The Crisis in American Health Care	p. 403
Some Sociological Aspects of HIV Disease	p. 411
A World Growing Old	p. 420
Fourteen Forecasts for an Aging Society	p. 426
The Human Environment: Population and Urbanization	p. 433
Boom, Busts, and Echoes	p. 436
The Third Technological Revolution and Its Possible Socioeconomic Consequences	p. 444
Urbanism as a Way of Life	p. 454
A Planet Under Stress: Rising to the Challenge	p. 459
Social Issues and Global Change: Society in Flux	p. 466
The 17 Great Challenges of the Twenty-First Century	p. 469
Dislocations and the Global Economy: Time for a Global Welfare System?	p. 475
Educating Girls, Unlocking Development	p. 481
Scanning the Global situation and Prospects for the Future	p. 488
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