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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