SOC 6 Introduction to Sociology 6th Edition by Nijole V. Benokraitis, ISBN-13: 978-1337405218

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SOC 6 Introduction to Sociology 6th Edition by Nijole V. Benokraitis, ISBN-13: 978-1337405218

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• Publisher: ‎ Cengage Learning; 6th edition (February 2, 2018)
• Language: ‎ English
• 400 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1337405213
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1337405218

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Table of Contents:

Brief Contents

Contents

Chapter 1: Thinking Like a Sociologist

1-1 What Is Sociology?

1-2 What Is a Sociological Imagination?

1-3 Why Study Sociology?

1-4 Some Origins of Sociological Theory

1-5 Contemporary Sociological Theories

Chapter 2: Examining Our Social World

2-1 How Do We Know What We Know?

2-2 Why Is Sociological Research Important in Our Everyday Lives?

2-3 The Scientific Method

2-4 Basic Steps in the Research Process

2-5 Some Major Data Collection Methods

2-6 Ethics and Social Research

Chapter 3: Culture

3-1 Culture and Society

3-2 The Building Blocks of Culture

3-3 Some Cultural Similarities

3-4 Some Cultural Variations

3-5 High Culture and Popular Culture

3-6 Cultural Change and Technology

3-7 Sociological Perspectives on Culture

Chapter 4: Socialization

4-1 Socialization: Its Purpose and Importance

4-2 Nature and Nurture

4-3 Sociological Explanations of Socialization

4-4 Primary Socialization Agents

4-5 Socialization Throughout Life

4-6 Resocialization and Total Institutions

Chapter 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

5-1 Social Structure

5-2 Status

5-3 Role

5-4 Explaining Social Interaction

5-5 Nonverbal Communication

5-6 Online Interaction

Chapter 6: Groups, Organizations, and Institutions

6-1 Social Groups

6-2 Formal Organizations

6-3 Sociological Perspectives on Social Groups and Organizations

6-4 Social Institutions

Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

7-1 What Is Deviance?

7-2 Types of Deviance and Crime

7-3 Functionalist Perspectives on Deviance

7-4 Conflict Perspectives on Deviance

7-5 Feminist Perspectives on Deviance

7-6 Symbolic Interaction Perspectives on Deviance

7-7 Controlling Deviance and Crime

Chapter 8: Social Stratification: United States and Global

8-1 Social Stratification Systems and Bases

8-2 Social Class in America

8-3 Poverty

8-4 Social Mobility

8-5 Global Stratification

8-6 Sociological Explanations: Why There Are Haves and Have-Nots

Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality

9-1 Sex, Gender, and Culture

9-2 Contemporary Gender Inequality

9-3 Sexuality

9-4 Some Current Social Issues about Sexuality

9-5 Gender and Sexuality across Cultures

9-6 Sociological Explanations of Gender and Sexuality

Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity

10-1 U.S. Racial and Ethnic Diversity

10-2 The Social Significance of Race and Ethnicity

10-3 Our Changing Immigration Mosaic

10-4 Dominant and Minority Groups

10-5 Some Sources of Racial-Ethnic Friction

10-6 Major U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups

10-7 Sociological Explanations of Racial-Ethnic Inequality

10-8 Interracial and Interethnic Relationships

Chapter 11: The Economy and Politics

11-1 Global Economic Systems

11-2 Corporations and the Economy

11-3 Work in U.S. Society Today

11-4 Sociological Explanations of Work and the Economy

11-5 Global Political Systems

11-6 Politics, Power, and Authority

11-7 Politics and Power in U.S. Society

11-8 Sociological Perspectives on Politics and Power

Chapter 12: Families and Aging

12-1 What Is a Family?

12-2 How U.S. Families Are Changing

12-3 Family Conflict and Violence

12-4 Our Aging Society

12-5 Sociological Explanations of Family and Aging

Chapter 13: Education and Religion

13-1 Education and Society

13-2 Sociological Perspectives on Education

13-3 Some Current Issues in U.S. Education

13-4 Religion and Society

13-5 Religious Organization and Major World Religions

13-6 Religion in the United States

13-7 Sociological Perspectives on Religion

Chapter 14: Health and Medicine

14-1 Global Health and Illness

14-2 Health and Illness in the United States

14-3 Health Care: United States and Global

14-4 Sociological Perspectives on Health and Medicine

Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

15-1 Population Changes

15-2 Urbanization

15-3 The Environment

Chapter 16: Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

16-1 Collective Behavior

16-2 Social Movements

16-3 Technology and Social Change

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Chapter Review

Nijole V. Benokraitis, professor of sociology at the University of Baltimore, received a B.A. in sociology and English from Emmanuel College, an M.A. in sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as both chair and graduate program director of the University of Baltimore’s Department of Sociology and has chaired numerous university committees. She has authored, coauthored, edited, or coedited eight books, including CONTEMPORARY ETHNIC FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES: CHARACTERISTICS, VARIATIONS, AND DYNAMICS; FEUDS ABOUT FAMILIES: CONSERVATIVE, CENTRIST, LIBERAL, AND FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES; MODERN SEXISM: BLATANT, SUBTLE, AND COVERT DISCRIMINATION; and SEEING OURSELVES: CLASSIC, CONTEMPORARY, AND CROSS-CULTURAL READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY. In addition, she has published numerous articles and book chapters on such topics as institutional racism and discrimination against women in government and higher education.

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