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Genre/Form: | Textbooks |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard T Schaefer |
ISBN: | 9780073404141 0073404144 |
OCLC Number: | 167494388 |
Description: | xxxvi, 619 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm |
Contents: | Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction and social structure -- Groups and organizations -- The mass media -- Deviance and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender -- Stratification by age -- The family and intimate relationships -- Religion -- Education -- Government and politics -- The economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Communities and urbanization -- Population and the environment -- Collective behavior and social movements -- Globalization, technology, and social change. |
Responsibility: | Richard T. Schaefer. |
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Abstract:
Providing an introduction to sociology, this book focuses on sociology in the global community and encourages students to think about the world they're living in using a sociological imagination. It includes coverage of race and ethnicity, examples of sociology's real world applications, and coverage of topics like mass media and social policy.
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