Sociology in Modules

by Schaefer, Richard T.

• ISBN13: 9780078026775
• ISBN10: 0078026776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-30
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Why Modules? We listened to the increasing demand of instructors for more flexibility with teaching materials.Sociology in Modulesprovides an appealing alternative for those instructors who feel that breaking up each chapter into 2-4 modules would allow them to assign the content they want in the order that they want.This modular format was also created to cater to the way in which students learn. Using an adaptive diagnostic tool to help students identify what they know and don't know,Sociology in Moduleshelps students move towards an understanding of the foundations (theory) of sociology by presenting material in more manageable chunks. Instead of facing long and daunting chapters, modules encourage student reading and end of module pedagogy reinforces key concepts.Richard Schaefer has adapted his proven content to meet the changing needs of instructors and students.Sociology in Modulesis the most flexible program for teaching and learning sociology.Prepare your students to take sociology with them...one module at a time.

Table of Contents

Understanding Sociology

What Is Sociology?

Development of Sociology

Major Theoretical Perspectives

Take Sociology with You

Sociological Research

What Is the Scientific Method?

Major Research Designs

Ethics of Research

Developments of Methodology

Culture

What Is Culture?

Development of Culture Around the World

Cultural Variation

Elements of Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

The Role of Socialization

The Self and Socialization through the Life Course

Agents of Socialization

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

Social Interaction and Social Structure

Social Structure in Global Perspective

Understanding Groups

Understanding Organizations

The Mass Media

Sociological Perspectives on the Media

The Audience

The Media's Global Reach

Deviance and Social Control

Social Control

What Is Deviance

Crime

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Systems of Stratification

Stratification by Social Class

Poverty and Social Mobility

Global Inequality

Stratification in the World System

Stratification within Nations: A Comparative Perspective

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Minority, Racial, and Ethnic Groups

Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Stratification by Gender

Social Construction of Gender

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Stratification by Age

Aging and Society

Aging Worldwide

Age Stratification in the United States

Family and Intimate Relationships

Global View of the family

Marriage and Family

Alternatives to Traditional Families

Education

Sociological Perspectives on Education

Schools as Formal Organizations

Religion

The Sociological Approach to Religion

World Religions

Religious Organizations

Government and Economy

Government, Power, and Authority

Political Behavior and Power in the United States

Economic Systems

Changing Economies

Health and Environment

Sociological Perspectives on Health

Social epidemiology and Health

Health Care and Mental Illness in the United States

Sociological Perspectives on the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

Social Movements

Social Change

Global Social Change

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