Sociology A Global Perspective, Enhanced

by Ferrante, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780840032041
• ISBN10: 0840032048
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

SOCIOLOGY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, Enhanced Seventh Edition, introduces you to the concepts and theories of sociology, demonstrates how they can be used to think about the most significant and pressing global issues of our day, and uses powerful visual images to illustrate their impact on individuals, local communities, and society. The enhanced seventh edition has been substantially updated to reflect the current global economic crisis.

Table of Contents

The Sociological Imagination

Theoretical Perspectives and Methods of Social Research (With Emphasis on Mexico)

Culture (With Emphasis on North & South Korea)

Socialization (With Emphasis on Israel and the Palestinian Territories)

Social Interaction (With Emphasis on the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Formal Organizations (With Emphasis on McDonalds with Operations in 119 Countries)

Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control (With Emphasis on the People's Republic of China)

Social Stratification (With Emphasis on the World's Richest and Poorest Countries)

Race and Ethnicity (With Emphasis on the Peopling of the United States: A Global Story)

Gender (With Emphasis on American Samoa)

Economics and Politics (With Emphasis on Iraq)

Family (With Emphasis on Japan)

Education (With Emphasis on the European Union)

Religion (With Emphasis on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)

Population and Urbanization (With Emphasis on India)

Social Change (With Emphasis on Greenland)

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