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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61211442 Title: Sociology Author: John J Macionis Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, ©2007. ISBN/ISSN: 0132184745 9780132184748 0132039079 9780132039079 OCLC:61211442

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Sociology

Author:	John J Macionis
Publisher:	Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, ©2007.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : 11th edView all editions and formats
Summary:	Suitable for one-quarter/semester or two semester introductory Sociology courses, this book shows students that sociology is relevant to their daily lives. It also includes relevant applications, and Read more...
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Macionis, John J. Sociology. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, ©2007 (OCoLC)894799262
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
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ISBN:	0132184745 9780132184748 0132039079 9780132039079
OCLC Number:	61211442
Description:	xxxv, 716 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Contents:	pt. I. The foundations of sociology -- 1. The sociological perspective -- The importance of a global perspective -- Applying the sociological perspective -- The origins of sociology -- Sociological theory -- Applying the approaches : the sociology of sports -- 2. Sociological investigation -- Basics of sociological investigation -- Three ways to do sociology -- Methods of sociological research -- Putting it all together : ten steps in sociological investigation. pt. II. The foundations of society -- 3. Culture -- What is culture? -- The elements of culture -- Cultural diversity : many ways of life in one world -- Theoretical analysis of culture -- Culture and human freedom -- 4. Society -- Gerhard Lenski : society and technology -- Karl Marx : society and conflict -- Max Weber : the rationalization of society -- Emile Durkheim : society and function -- Critical review : four visions of society -- 5. Socialization -- Social experience : the key to our humanity -- Understanding socialization -- Agents of socialization -- Socialization and the life course -- Resocialization : total institutions -- 6. Social interaction in everyday life -- Social structure : a guide to everyday living -- Status -- Role -- The social construction of reality -- Dramaturgical analysis : "the presentation of self" -- Interaction in everyday life : three applications -- 7. Groups and organizations -- Social groups -- Formal organizations -- The evolution of formal organizations -- The future of organizations : opposing trends -- 8. Sexuality and society -- Understanding sexuality -- Sexual attitudes in the United States -- Sexual orientation -- Sexual issues and controversies -- Theoretical analysis of sexuality -- 9. Deviance -- What is deviance? -- The functions of deviance : structural-functional analysis -- Labeling deviance : symbolic-interaction analysis -- Deviance and inequality : social-conflict analysis -- Deviance, race, and gender -- Crime -- The U.S. criminal justice system. pt. III. Social inequality -- 10. Social stratification -- What is social stratification? -- Caste and class systems -- The functions of social stratification -- Stratification and conflict -- Stratification and interaction -- Stratification and technology : a global perspective -- Social stratification : facts and values -- 11. Social class in the United States -- Dimensions of social inequality -- U.S. stratification : merit and caste -- Social classes in the United States -- The difference class makes -- Social mobility -- Poverty in the United States -- 12. Global stratification -- Global stratification : an overview -- Global wealth and poverty -- Global stratification : theoretical analysis -- Global stratification : looking ahead -- 13. Gender stratification -- Gender and inequality -- Gender and socialization -- Gender and social stratification -- Theoretical analysis of gender -- Feminism -- Gender : looking ahead -- 14. Race and ethnicity -- The social meaning of race and ethnicity -- Prejudice -- Discrimination -- Majority and minority : patterns of interaction -- Race and ethnicity in the United States -- Race and ethnicity : looking ahead -- 15. Aging and the elderly -- The graying of the United States -- Growing old : biology and culture -- Transitions and challenges of aging -- Theoretical analysis of aging -- Death and dying -- Aging : looking ahead. pt. IV. Social institutions -- 16. The economy and work -- The economy : historical overview -- Economic systems : paths to justice -- Work in the postindustrial economy -- Corporations -- The economy : looking ahead -- 17. Politics and government -- Power and authority -- Politics in global perspective -- Politics in the United States -- Theoretical analysis of power in society -- Power beyond the rules -- War and peace -- Politics : looking ahead -- 18. Families -- Families : basic concepts -- Families : global variations -- Theoretical analysis of families -- Stages of family life -- U.S. families : class, race, and gender -- Transitions and problems in family life -- Alternative family forms -- New reproductive technology and the family -- Families : looking ahead -- 19. Religion -- Religion : basic concepts -- Theoretical analysis of religion -- Religion and social change -- Types of religious organizations -- Religion in history -- World religions -- Religion in the United States -- Religion in a changing society -- Religion : looking ahead -- 20. Education -- Education : a global survey -- The functions of schooling -- Schooling and social interaction -- Schooling and social inequality -- Problems in the schools -- Recent issues in U.S. education -- Schooling : looking ahead -- 21. Health and medicine -- What is health? -- Health : a global survey -- Health in the United States -- The medical establishment -- Theoretical analysis of health and medicine -- Health and medicine : looking ahead. pt. V. Social change -- 22. Population, urbanization, and environment -- Demography : the study of population -- History and theory of population growth -- Urbanization : the growth of cities -- Urbanism as a way of life -- Urbanization in poor nations -- Environment and society -- Looking ahead : toward a sustainable society and world -- 23. Collective behavior and social movements -- Studying collective behavior -- Localized collectivities : crowds -- Dispersed collectivities : mass behavior -- Social movements -- Social movements : looking ahead -- 24. Social change : traditional, modern, and postmodern societies -- What is social change? -- Causes of social change -- Modernity -- Theoretical analysis of modernity -- Postmodernity -- Looking ahead : modernization and our global future -- Glossary.
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