Sociology A Global Perspective

by Ferrante, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780534525514
• ISBN10: 0534525512
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Joan Ferrante's new Sixth Edition is a powerful tool for putting this country-and the world-into clear perspective and helping you master the sociological concepts that confront all cultures.

Table of Contents

1 The Sociological Imagination	3	(26)
2 Theoretical Perspectives With Emphasis on U.S. Manufacturing Operations in	29	(30)
3 Research Methods in the Context of the Information Explosion With Emphasis on Japan	59	(30)
4 Culture With Emphasis on South Korea	89	(36)
5 Socialization With Emphasis on Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza	125	(32)
6 Social Interaction and the Social Construction of Reality With Emphasis on Zaire (Now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)	157	(32)
7 Social Organizations With Emphasis on the Multinational Corporation in India	189	(32)
8 Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control With Emphasis on the People's Republic of China	221	(36)
9 Social Stratification With Emphasis on South Africa	257	(38)
10 Race and Ethnicity With Emphasis on Germany	295	(32)
11 Gender With Emphasis on the Former Yugoslavia	327	(36)
12 Population and Family Life With Emphasis on Brazil	363	(36)
13 Education With Emphasis on Public Education in the United States	399	(36)
14 Religion With Emphasis on the Islamic State of Afghanistan	435	(32)
15 Social Change With Emphasis on the Internet	467