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872183
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Schaefer, Richard T.
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Sociology matters /\ Richard T. Schaefer.
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6th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: McGraw-Hill,, ©2014.
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xxviii, 388 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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0078026954
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: 9780078026959
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-369) and index.
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Sociological View -- What Is Sociology? -- The Sociological Imagination -- Sociology and the Social Sciences -- Sociology and Common Sense -- What Is Sociological Theory? -- The Development of Sociology -- Early Thinkers: Comte, Martineau, and Spencer -- Emile Durkheim -- Max Weber -- Karl Marx -- W.E.B.Dubois -- Modern Developments -- Major Theoretical Perspectives -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- The Sociological Approach -- What Is the Scientific Method? -- Defining the Problem -- Reviewing the Literature -- Formulating the Hypothesis -- Collecting and Analyzing Data -- Developing the Conclusion -- In Summary: The Scientific Method -- Major Research Designs -- Surveys -- Ethnography -- Experiments -- Use of Existing Sources -- Ethics of Research -- Applied and Clinical Sociology -- Summary -- ch. 2 Culture and Socialization -- What Is Culture? -- Cultural Universals
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Note continued: ch. 6 Inequality by Race and Ethnicity -- The Privileges of the Dominant -- The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity -- Race -- Ethnicity -- Immigration and New Ethnic Groups -- History of Immigration -- Functions of Immigration -- The Conflict Perspective on Immigration -- Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity -- The Functionalist Perspective -- The Conflict Perspective -- The Labeling Perspective -- The Interactionist Perspective -- Patterns of Prejudice and Discrimination -- Prejudice -- Color-Blind Racism -- Discriminatory Behavior -- Institutional Discrimination -- Measuring Discrimination -- Summary -- ch. 7 Inequality by Gender -- The Social Construction of Gender -- Gender-Role Socialization -- Women's and Men's Gender Roles -- A Cross-Cultural Perspective -- Sociological Perspectives on Gender -- The Functionalist Perspective -- The Conflict Perspective -- The Feminist Perspective
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Note continued: Ethnocentrism -- Cultural Relativism -- Development of Culture around the World -- Innovation -- Globalization, Diffusion, and Technology -- Cultural Variation -- Subcultures -- Countercultures -- Culture Shock -- Language and Culture -- Norms and Values -- Norms -- Sanctions -- Values -- Global Culture War -- Culture and the Dominant Ideology -- Culture and Socialization -- Sociobiology: The Impact of Heredity -- Social Environment: The Impact of Isolation -- The Self and Socialization -- Cooley: Looking-Glass Self -- Mead: Stages of the Self -- Mead: Theory of the Self -- Goffman: Presentation of the Self -- Psychological Approaches to the Self -- Agents of Socialization -- Family -- School -- Peer Group -- Mass Media and Technology -- Workplace -- Religion and the State -- Socialization throughout the Life Course -- The Life Course -- Anticipatory Socialization and Resocialization -- Summary -- ch. 3 Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure
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Note continued: Hate Crime -- Transnational Crime -- Crime Statistics -- Index Crimes and Victimization Surveys -- Crime Trends -- International Crime Rates -- Summary -- ch. 5 Stratification in the United States and Global Inequality -- Systems of Stratification -- Slavery -- Castes -- Estates -- Social Classes -- Sociological Perspectives on Stratification -- Karl Marx's View of Class Differentiation -- Max Weber's View of Stratification -- Interactionist Perspective on Stratification -- Is Stratification Universal? -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Lenski's Viewpoint -- Stratification by Social Class -- Measuring Social Class -- Income and Wealth -- Poverty -- Life Chances -- Social Mobility -- Open versus Closed Stratification Systems -- Types of Social Mobility -- Social Mobility in the United States -- The Global Divide -- Legacy of Colonialism -- Globalization -- Multinational Corporations -- Modernization -- Summary
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Note continued: Intersections with Race, Class, and Other Social Factors -- The Interactionist Perspective -- Women: The Oppressed Majority -- Sexism and Sex Discrimination -- The Status of Women Worldwide -- Women in the Workforce of the United States -- Labor Force Participation -- The Social Consequences of Women's Employment -- Summary -- ch. 8 Social Institutions: Family and Religion -- Sociological Perspectives on Social Institutions -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- The Family: A Global View -- Composition: What Is the Family? -- Kinship Patterns: To Whom Are We Related? -- Authority Patterns: Who Rules? -- Sociological Perspectives on the Family -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- Feminist Perspective -- Human Sexuality -- Labeling and Human Sexuality -- Lesbian and Gay Relationships -- Religion as a Social Institution -- The Integrative Function of Religion
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Note continued: Malthus's Thesis and Marx's Response -- Studying Population Today -- Elements of Demography -- How Did Communities Originate? -- Early Communities -- Preindustrial Cities -- Industrial and Postindustrial Cities -- Urbanization and Its Consequences -- Functionalist Perspective: Urban Ecology -- Conflict Perspective: New Urban Sociology -- Health and Illness: Sociological Perspectives -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- Labeling Perspective -- Social Epidemiology -- Social Class -- Race and Ethnicity -- Gender -- Age -- The Environment: The World and Our Place in It -- Environmental Issues -- Human Ecology -- A Conflict Perspective on Environmental Issues -- Ecological Modernization -- Environmental Justice -- Summary -- ch. 11 Social Movements, Social Change, and Technology -- Social Movements -- The Relative Deprivation Approach -- The Resource Mobilization Approach -- Gender and Social Movements
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Note continued: New Social Movements -- Theories of Social Change -- Evolutionary Theory -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Global Social Change -- Resistance to Social Change -- Economic and Cultural Factors -- Resistance to Technology -- Technology and the Future -- Computer Technology -- Biotechnology and the Gene Pool -- Summary.
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Note continued: Religion and Social Support -- Religion and Social Change -- Religion and Social Control: A Conflict Perspective -- Feminist Perspective on Religion -- Components of Religion -- Belief -- Ritual -- Experience -- Summary -- ch. 9 Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the Economy -- Sociological Perspectives on Education -- Functionalist Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Feminist Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- Education: Schools as Formal Organizations -- Bureaucratization of Schools -- Teachers: Employees and Instructors -- Government: Power and Authority -- Types of Authority -- Who Rules in the United States? -- Economic Systems -- Capitalism -- Socialism -- Capitalism in China -- Changing Economies -- Microfinancing -- The Changing Face of the Workforce -- Deindustrialization -- Summary -- ch. 10 Population, Community, Health, and the Environment -- Demography: The Study of Population
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Note continued: Social Interaction and Reality -- Elements of Social Structure -- Statuses -- Social Roles -- Groups -- Social Networks -- Virtual Worlds -- Social Institutions -- Social Structure in Global Perspective -- Durkheim's Mechanical and Organic Solidarity -- Tonnies's Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft -- Lenski's Sociocultural Evolution -- Understanding Organizations -- Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies -- Characteristics of a Bureaucracy -- Bureaucracy and Organizational Culture -- Summary -- ch. 4 Deviance and Social Control -- Social Control -- Conformity and Obedience -- Informal and Formal Social Control -- Law and Society -- What Is Deviance? -- Sociological Perspectives on Deviance -- Functionalist Perspective -- Interactionist Perspective -- Labeling Perspective -- Conflict Perspective -- Feminist Perspective -- Crime: A Sociological Approach -- Victimless Crimes -- Professional Crime -- Organized Crime -- White-Collar and Technology-Based Crime
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| Abstract
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Suitable for instructors who use a variety of materials in their course, this title offers an introduction to the discipline of sociology.
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Cultural relations.
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Social stratification.
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Sociology.
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Cultural relations.
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Social stratification.
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Sociology.
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| Dewey Classification
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301
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| LC Classification
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HM447.S33 2014
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C91clc
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