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| Sociology: An Introduction to the Foundations of Sociology | |
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| Sociological Research: How Do We Learn about Society? | |
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| Culture: A Framework for the Individual | |
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| Social Structure and Interaction: Micro and Macro Orientations | |
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| Socialization: the Process of Fitting into Society | |
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| Groups and Societies: Understanding our Environment | |
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| Social Class in the United States: Stratification in a Modern Society | |
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| Global Stratification: Wealth and Poverty in the World | |
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| Population and Environmental Impact: How Do Societies Deal with Growing Numbers? | |
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| Race and Ethnic Stratification: Is it a Question of Color? | |
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| Gender Stratification: the Social Side of Sex | |
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| Aging and Health: the Graying of Society | |
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| Crime and the Legal System: How Do Societies Respond to Crime and Deviance? | |
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| Marriage and Family: How Do Societies Perpetuate Themselves? | |
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| Education and Religion: How Do Societies Pass on Information? | |
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| Economy and Politics: How Do Societies Support and Govern Themselves? | |
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| Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change? | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| (Each chapter has 3 sections: Get the Topic, Think Sociologically, and Discover Sociology in Action) | |
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| Sociology: An Introduction to the Foundations of Sociology | |
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| Sociology Defined | |
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| Developing a Sociological Imagination | |
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| Emile Durkheim's Theory on Suicide | |
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| The Functionalist's Worldview | |
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| Functionalism in the United States | |
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| The Conflict Theorist's Worldview | |
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| The Symbolic Interactionist's Worldview | |
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| The Three Paradigms: How are They Interrelated? | |
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| Getting Involved in Sociology-- Community Learning | |
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| Sociological Research: How Do We Learn About Society? | |
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| Objectivity | |
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| Variables | |
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| Cause and Correlation | |
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| Scientific Method: What Are the Six Stephs of Social Research? | |
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| Quantitative and Qualitative Methods | |
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| Triangulation | |
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| Research Methods and the Three Paradigms | |
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| Social Policy and Statistics | |
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| Community Learning-- Needs Assessments | |
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| Culture: A Framework for the Individual | |
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| Material Culture | |
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| Nonmaterial Culture | |
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| Additional Values | |
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| Norms and Sanctions | |
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| The Study of Culture | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism-- A Crisis of Values | |
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| Functionalism-- Communitarianism | |
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| Conflict Theory-- the McDonaldization of the United States | |
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| Social Policy: Multiculturalism and Assimilation | |
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| Social Structure and Interaction: Micro and Macro Orientations | |
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| Macrosociology and Microsociology | |
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| Micro Orientations: Social Interactions | |
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| An Example of Symbolic Interactionism: the Thomas Theorem and the Social Creation of Reality | |
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| An Example of Functionalism: Study Essential Features of Functional Social Structures | |
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| An Example of Conflict Theory: Deliberate Efforts to Weaken the Structure and Culture of Native Americans | |
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| Social Policy -- the Perry Preschool Project | |
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| Socialization: the Process of Fitting into Society | |
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| The Nature vs. Nurture Debate -- What Makes Us Who We Are? | |
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| Theorists on Socialization | |
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| Agents of Socialization | |
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| Can We Be "Resocialized"? Experiencing the Total Institution | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism and Resocialization | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Conflict Theory -- What Forces Socialize Us? | |
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| Applying Sociological Thinking in the World, Social Policy, and Title IX | |
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| Groups and Societies: Understanding Our Environment | |
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| Formal Organizations | |
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| Functionalism and Leadership | |
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| Conflict Theory -- Marx, Bureaucracy, and Democratic Organizations | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism -- Creating a Just and Democratic Workplace | |
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| Adult Civic Engagement and Childhood Activities | |
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| Leading Groups | |
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| Social Class in the United States: Stratification in a Modern Society | |
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| How Does the United States Define Poverty? | |
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| Social Mobility | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Social Policy: Welfare for the Poor | |
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| Social Policy: Minimum Wage | |
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| Global Stratification: Wealth and Poverty in the World | |
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| Global Stratification | |
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| Social Systems | |
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| Global Stratification: No Longer a Third World | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Social Policy: Foreign Aid | |
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| Population and Environmental Impact: How Do Societies Deal with Growing Numbers? | |
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| Population by the Numbers | |
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| Malthusian Theory | |
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| Demographic Transition Theory | |
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| Issues Associated with Population Growth | |
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| Human Exemptionism | |
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| Environmental Sociology | |
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| Population Control Programs | |
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| Race and Ethnic Stratification: Is It a Question of Color? | |
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| Census Definitions | |
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| Racial Stratification in the United States | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism: Color-Blind Racism | |
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| Affirmative Action | |
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| Gender Stratification: the Social Side of Sex | |
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| Gender vs. Sex | |
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| Patriarchy and Sexism | |
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| Gender Roles | |
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| Gender and Inequality | |
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| Feminism | |
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| Feminist Theory | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Aging and Health: the Graying of Society | |
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| Health Defined | |
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| Health in the United States: Living off the Fat of the Land | |
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| Health Care | |
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| Aging: the Graying of the United States | |
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| Functionism -- Disengaging from Society | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism -- Living an Active Lifestyle | |
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| Conflict Theory -- Aging and Inequality | |
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| Social Security and Medicare | |
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| Crime and the Legal System: How Do Societies Respond to Crime and Deviance? | |
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| Deviance vs. Crime | |
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| Historical Roots of Deviance and Crime Theories | |
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| Functional Explanations of Crime and Deviance | |
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| Social Interaction Theories | |
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| Symbolic Interaction Theories | |
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| Symbolic Interactionist Theory | |
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| Social Conflict Theory | |
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| General Theories of Crime Causation | |
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| Crime Control: the Criminal Justice System | |
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| Marriage and Family: How Do Societies Perpetuate Themselves? | |
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| Marriage and Family | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Gay Marriage vs. Civil Unions vs. Nothing | |
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| Education and Religion: How Do Societies Pass on Information? | |
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| Education in Society | |
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| Religion | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Improving Education with School Vouchers | |
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| Economy and Politics: How Do Societies Support and Govern Themselves? | |
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| Economic Systems | |
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| Global Economy | |
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| Political Systems | |
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| Types of Government | |
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| Politics in the United States | |
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| The Nature of Power | |
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| Lack of ASsistance for Veterans | |
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| Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change? | |
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| Shifts in Society | |
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| Shifts in Society | |
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| Resistance to Change | |
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| Conflict Theory | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Symbolic Interactionism | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |