Sociology (with InfoTrac)

by Shepard, Jon M.

• ISBN13: 9780534579067
• ISBN10: 053457906X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Author Biography

As an undergraduate student, Jon Shepard discovered sociology. After graduating from Michigan State University with a Ph.D. in sociology, he taught introductory sociology and the sociology of organizations at the University of Kentucky. Now at Virginia Tech, he teaches economic sociology and business ethics. He is the author of 10 books and 40 plus professional journal articles. He has received teaching awards at both universities, including the University of Kentucky Great Teacher Award. He lives with his college sweetheart, Kay Vogel Shepard, in Blacksburg, Virginia. In Shepard's office Craig VanSandt, a friend and former graduate student, placed a plaque which reads, "Work is for those who can't play golf." Jon is a passionate golfer, but this axiom is an unremitting reminder that he should keep his day job.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Part 1 Sociology Perspectives
The Sociological Perspective	1	(36)
Sociologists Doing Research	37	(27)
Part 2 The Foundations of Social Structure
Culture	64	(26)
Socialization Over the Life Course	90	(31)
Social Structure and Society	121	(21)
Groups and Formal Organizations	142	(33)
Deviance and Social Control	175	(31)
Part 3 Social Inequality
Social Stratification	206	(32)
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity	238	(33)
Inequalities of Gender and Age	271	(35)
Part 4 Social Institutions
Family	306	(32)
Education	338	(30)
Political and Economic Institutions	368	(37)
Religion	405	(28)
Health and Health Care	433	(26)
Part 5 Social Change
Population and Urbanization	459	(35)
Social Change and Collective Behavior	494