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James M. Henslin, who was born in Minnesota, graduated from high school and junior college in California and from college in Indiana. Awarded scholarships, he earned his Master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, and spent a year studying how people adjust to the suicide of a family member. His primary interests in sociology are the sociology of everyday life, deviance, and international relations. Among his numerous books is Down-to-Earth Sociology : Introductory Readings (Free Press), now in its twelfth edition. This book of readings reflects some of these sociological interests. He has also published widely in sociology journals, including Social Problems and American Journal of Sociology.
While a graduate student, Jim Henslin taught at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. After completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where he is Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He says, “I’ve always found the introductory course enjoyable to teach. I love to see students’ faces light up when they first glimpse the sociological perspective and begin to see how society has become an essential part of how they view the world.”
Henslin enjoys reading and fishing. His two favorite activities are writing and traveling. He especially enjoys visiting and living in other cultures, for this brings him face to face with behaviors and ways of thinking that he cannot take for granted, experiences that “make sociological principles come alive.”
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research
Part II Social Groups and Social Control
Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control
Part III Social Inequality
Chapter 9 Global Stratification
Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 13 The Elderly
Part IV Social Institutions
Chapter 14 The Economy
Chapter 15 Politics
Chapter 16 Marriage and Family
Chapter 17 Education
Chapter 18 Religion
Chapter 19 Medicine and Health
Part V Social Change
Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Perspective
Sociology and the Other Sciences
Origins of Sociology
Values in Sociological Research
Verstehen and Social Facts
Sociology in North America
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Summary and Review
Chapter 2: Culture
What Is Culture?
Components of Symbolic Culture
Many Cultural Worlds
Values in U.S. Society
Cultural Universals
Technology in the Global Village
Summary and Review
Through the Author’s Lens: Looking at Subcultures
Chapter 3: Socialization
Society Makes Us Human
Socialization into the Self and Mind
Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions
Socialization into Gender
Agents of Socialization
Resocialization
Socialization Through the Life Course
Are We Prisoners of Socialization?
Summary and Review
Chapter 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction
Levels of Sociological Analysis
The Macrosociological Perspective: Social Structure
Social Institutions
The Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
The Need for Both Macrosociology and Microsociology
Summary and Review
Through the Author's Lens: Vienna
Through the Author's Lens: When a Tornado Strikes
Chapter 5: How Sociologists Do Research
What Is a Valid Sociological Topic?
Common Sense and the Need for Sociological Research
A Research Model
Research Methods
Gender in Sociological Research
Ethics in Sociological Research
How Research and Theory Work Together
Summary and Review
Part II Social Groups and Social Control
Chapter 6: Societies to Social Networks
Societies and Their Transformation
Groups Within Society
Group Dynamics
Summary and Review
Chapter 7: Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
The Rationalization of Society
Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies
Voluntary Associations
Working for the Corporation
Humanizing the Corporate Culture
Global Competition in an Age of Uncertainty
Summary and Review
Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control
What Is Deviance?
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
Reactions to Deviance
Summary and Review
Part III Social Inequality
Chapter 9: Global Stratification
Systems of Social Stratification
What Determines Social Class?
Why Is Social Stratification Universal?
How Do Elites Maintain Stratification?
Comparative Social Stratification
Global Stratification: Three Worlds
How Did the World's Nations Become Stratified?
Maintaining Global Stratification
Strains in the Global System
Summary and Review
Through the Authors Lens: The Dump People:
Chapter 10: Social Class in the United States
What Is Social Class?
Sociological Models of Social Class
Consequences of Social Class
Social Mobility
Poverty
Summary and Review
Chapter 11: Sex and Gender
Issues of Sex and Gender
Gender Inequality in Global Perspective
Gender Inequality in the United States
Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Gender and Violence
The Changing Face of Politics
Glimpsing the Future—With Hope
Summary and Review
Through the Author's Lens: Work and Gender: Women at Work in India
Chapter12: Race and Ethnicity
Laying the Sociological Foundation
Prejudice and Discrimination
Theories of Prejudice
Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations
Racial-Ethnic Relations in the United States
Looking Toward the Future
Summary and Review
Chapter 13: The Elderly
Aging in Global Perspective
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
Recurring Problems
The Sociology of Death and Dying
Looking Toward the Future
Summary and Review
Part IV Social Institutions
Chapter 14: The Economy
The Transformation of Economic Systems
The Transformation of the Medium of Exchange
World Economic Systems
The Functionalist Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism
The Conflict Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism
Work in U.S. Society
Global Capitalism and Our Future
Summary and Review
Through the Author's Lens: Small Town USA
Chapter 15: Politics
Micropolitics and Macropolitics
Power, Authority, and Violence
Types of Government
The U.S. Political System
Who Rules the United States?
War and Terrorism: Implementing Political Objectives
A New World Order?
Summary and Review
Chapter 16: Marriage and Family
Marriage and Family in Global Perspective
Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective
The Family Life Cycle
Diversity in U.S. Families
Trends in U.S. Families
Divorce and Remarriage
Two Sides of Family Life
The Future of Marriage and Family
Summary and Review
Chapter 17: Education
The Development of Modern Education
Education in Global Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits
The Conflict Perspective: Perpetuating Social Inequality
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Teacher Expectations
Problems in U.S. Education—and Their Solutions
Technology and Education
Summary and Review
Chapter 18: Religion
What Is Religion?
The Functionalist Perspective
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
Religion and the Spirit of Capitalism
The World's Major Religions
Types of Religious Groups
Religion in the United States
The Future of Religion
Summary and Review
Through the Author's Lens: Holy Week in Spain
Chapter 19: Medicine and Health
Sociology and the Study of Medicine and Health
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
Historical Patterns of Health
Issues in Health Care
Threats to Health
Treatment or Prevention?
The Future of Medicine
Summary and Review
Part V Social Change
Chapter 20: Population and Urbanization
Population in Global Perspective
A Planet with No Space for Enjoying Life?
Population Growth
Urbanization
The Development of Cities
Models of Urban Growth
City Life
Urban Problems and Social Policy
Summary and Review
Through the Author's Lens: A Walk Through El Tiro in Medellin, Columbia
Chapter 21: Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Collective Behavior
Early Explanations: The Transformation of the Individual
The Contemporary View: The Rationality of the Crowd
Forms of Collective Behavior
Social Movements
Types and Tactics of Social Movements
Why People Join Social Movements
On the Success and Failure of Social Movements
Summary and Review
Chapter 22: Social Change and the Environment
How Social Change Transforms Social Life
Theories and Processes of Social Change
How Technology Changes Society
The Growth Machine Versus the Earth
Summary and Review
Epilogue: Why Major in Sociology?
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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