Sociology A Brief Introduction

Name: Sociology A Brief Introduction
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ISBN: 9780073404264

ISBN-10: 0073404268

ISBN-13: 9780073404264

Edition: 8th 2009

Authors: Richard T. Schaefer

List price: $122.00

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This revised edition of Richard T. SchaefersSociology: A Brief Introductionprovides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of sociology. Students learn to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives. Combining balanced coverage of theory with current research findings, examples that students can relate to, and abundant learning aids and exercises, the new edition continues to encourage the development of sociological imagination. Greater coverage of globalization through a new chapter and boxes focusing on Social Change in the Global Community help remove ethnocentric blinders and teaches students to think…

Book details

List price: $122.00
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 9/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 9.00" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



Brief Contents



Understanding Sociology



Sociological Research



Culture



Socialization and the Life Course



Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure



The Mass Media



Deviance and Social Control



Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States



Global Inequality



Racial and Ethnic Inequality



Stratification by Gender



The Family and Intimate Relationships



Education and Religion



Government and the Economy



Health, Medicine, and the Environment



Social Change in the Global Community