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Sociology Making Sense of the Social World

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ISBN-10: 0205395910

ISBN-13: 9780205395910

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: BarBara Marliene Scott, Mary Ann A. Schwartz

List price: $129.40
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Key Topic: This brief introduction to sociology featuresintegrated coverage of social stratification and inequality; the application of social change theory and examination of individuals and organizations who work for social change; and the inclusion of feminism as one of the major sociological paradigms. Key Benefit: This book draws heavily on social change theory, to show how society can be viewed through the process of individual (agency), collective (social movements), structural, historical, and global change.
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Book details

List price: $129.40
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

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Social Action, Social Policy, and Social Change
Sociology for the Twenty-First Century
Thinking and Working Sociologically
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The Link between Theory and Research
Thinking Sociologically: Theoretical Paradigms
Doing Sociology: The Research Process
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Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Scientific Research
The Politics of Doing Sociology
Scientific Research in the Twenty-First Century
Social Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Action
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Collective Behavior, Social Action, and Social Change
Social Movements
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Predicting Social Change in the Twenty-First Century
The Dynamics of Social Behavior: Human Cultures
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Diversity within Cultures
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Cultural Trends in the Twenty-First Century
Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations
Agent of Change: Amnesty International
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Social Groups
Formal Organizations
Bureaucracies
Social Institutions
Structural Trends in the Twenty-First Century
Socialization: The Process of Becoming Human
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Agents of Socialization
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Socialization through the Life Course
Desocialization, Resocialization, and Total Institutions
Socialization Issues in the Twenty-First Century
Societies and Human Sexualities
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Human Sexuality across Time
Sociological Theories on Human Sexuality
The Social Construction of Human Sexuality
Sexual Identities
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Sexual Responsibility
The Look of Human Sexuality in the Twenty-First Century
Deviance
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Understanding Deviance
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Forms of Deviance
Becoming Deviant: Theoretical Perspectives
Deviance and Social Control in the Twenty-First Century
Social Stratification: The Structure of Inequalities
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The Study of Social Stratification: Defining Concepts
Variations in Systems of Stratification and Inequality
Theoretical Perspectives on Socioeconomic Stratification
Socioeconomic Stratification and Inequality in the United States
A Closer Look at Social Class in the United States
Stratification and Inequality beyond the United States
Inequality in the Twenty-First Century
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