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About the Author......Page 11
Contents in Brief......Page 12
Contents......Page 13
Preface......Page 17
A Text Message......Page 24
Ch 1: The Sociological Perspective......Page 27
The Sociological Perspective......Page 28
Uses of the Sociological Perspective......Page 32
The Social Sciences......Page 36
Founders of Sociology......Page 38
Major Theoretical Perspectives......Page 45
Two Emerging Social Theories......Page 52
Ch 2: Social Research......Page 58
Sources of Knowledge about Society......Page 59
A Model for Doing Research......Page 61
Causation and the Logic of Science......Page 64
Quantitative Research Methods......Page 68
Qualitative Research Methods......Page 74
Ethics in Social Research......Page 77
A Final Note......Page 80
Ch 3: Culture......Page 84
Dimensions of Culture......Page 85
Language and Culture......Page 93
Cultural Diversity and Similarity......Page 95
Culture, Society, and Heredity......Page 104
Ch 4: Socialization......Page 110
Social Participation or Social Deprivation......Page 111
Theoretical Perspectives and Socialization......Page 115
Psychology and Life Course Theories......Page 118
Socialization and the Life Course......Page 121
Socialization and the Mass Media: Functionalist and Conflict Theories......Page 133
Ch 5: Social Structure and Society......Page 140
Social Structure and Status......Page 141
Social Structure and Roles......Page 143
Society......Page 149
Modernization and the Theoretical Perspectives......Page 157
Ch 6: Groups and Organizations......Page 164
Types of Groups......Page 165
Social Interaction in Groups......Page 171
Formal Organizations......Page 177
Dynamics of Formal Organizations......Page 185
Ch 7: Deviance and Social Control......Page 193
Deviance and Social Control......Page 194
Biological and Psychological Explanations of Deviance......Page 198
Functionalism and Deviance......Page 200
Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance......Page 203
Conflict Theory and Deviance......Page 207
Crime in the United States......Page 210
Global Crime......Page 215
Global Terrorism......Page 217
Crime Control in the United States......Page 218
Global Crime Control......Page 222
Ch 8: Social Stratification......Page 228
Dimensions of Stratification......Page 229
Explanations of Stratification......Page 236
Stratification in American Society......Page 240
Poverty in America......Page 243
Consequences of Stratification......Page 250
Social Mobility......Page 251
Global Inequality......Page 255
Ch 9: Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity......Page 263
Racial and Ethnic Minorities......Page 264
Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination......Page 269
Institutionalized Discrimination......Page 276
Global and U.S. Ethnic Diversity......Page 293
Ch 10: Inequalities of Gender......Page 301
Antecedents of Gender......Page 302
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender......Page 305
Sex Stereotypes and Gender Roles......Page 309
Gender Inequality in the United States......Page 313
Global Gender Inequality......Page 321
Changing Gender Roles in the United States......Page 325
Ch 11: Family......Page 330
Cross-Cultural Analysis of Family and Marriage......Page 331
Theoretical Perspectives and the Family......Page 335
Family and Marriage in the United States......Page 340
New Family Forms......Page 348
Looking Forward......Page 359
Ch 12: Education......Page 364
The Development and Structure of Education......Page 365
Competitors of Traditional Public Schools......Page 371
The Functionalist Perspective......Page 375
The Conflict Perspective......Page 377
Symbolic Interactionism......Page 385
Higher Education Today......Page 387
Ch 13: Political and Economic Institutions......Page 398
Power and Authority......Page 399
The Nation-State......Page 401
Global Political Systems......Page 404
Political Terrorism......Page 406
Political Power in American Society......Page 409
Global Economic Systems......Page 418
The Corporation......Page 424
Work in the Contemporary American Economy......Page 428
Ch 14: Religion......Page 438
Religion, Science, and Sociology......Page 439
Theoretical Perspectives......Page 441
Religion: Structure and Practice......Page 446
Religion in the United States......Page 450
World Religions......Page 462
Ch 15: Health Care and Aging......Page 472
Health Care as a Social Institution......Page 473
Theoretical Perspectives and the Health Care System......Page 476
Global Health Care......Page 483
Health Care Reform in the United States......Page 488
The Graying of America......Page 491
Age Stratification......Page 495
Ch 16: Sport......Page 503
Sport as a Reflection of Society......Page 504
Theoretical Perspectives and Sport......Page 506
Mobility, Inequality, and Sport......Page 511
Globalization and Sport......Page 517
Ch 17: Population and Urbanization......Page 523
The Dynamics of Demography......Page 524
Population Growth......Page 529
Urbanization......Page 540
Theories of City Growth......Page 549
The Quality of Urban Life......Page 551
Ch 18: Social Change and Collective Behavior......Page 558
Social Change......Page 559
Sources of Social Change......Page 561
Theoretical Perspectives......Page 564
Collective Behavior and Dispersed Collectivities......Page 572
Crowds......Page 576
Social Movements......Page 583
Glossary......Page 592
References......Page 602
Name Index......Page 645
Subject Index......Page 659