Essentials of Sociology

Name: Essentials of Sociology
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ISBN: 9780314041760

ISBN-10: 0314041761

ISBN-13: 9780314041760

Edition: 3rd 1995

Authors: David B. Brinkerhoff, Lynn K. White, Suzanne T. Ortega

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This is a core text that presents a balanced, unbiased treatment of the essential concepts for introductory sociology. All the perspectives are given equal treatment. This text has always been respected for its admirable author team, scholarship and brevity. There is an emphasis on the process of doing sociology and integrating material across chapters to show the intersection of concepts. Essentials of Sociology, 6th Edition promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as the application of sociological theory to real-world issues.

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List price: $35.50
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 386
Language: English

David Brinkerhoff is Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where he has been since 1978, serving as Associate Vice Chancellor since 1991. Dr. Brinkerhoff has taught family and parent-child relationships, covering such topics as children's work in the family and the effect of economic marginality on the family. He also focuses on such issues as introducing technology in the classroom. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in Seattle, with B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University.

Lynn White is Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where she has been since 1974, having served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Director of the Bureau of Sociological Research. She teaches social demography, family, and research methods. Her research has focused on relationships between parents and their adult children over the life course, covering such topics as the empty nest, co-residence, the link between marital quality and parenting experiences, and intergenerational exchange. Dr. White's current research on parent-child relationships in adult stepfamilies is funded by a grant from the National Institutes for Child Health and Human Development.…

Suzanne Ortega was named Vice Provost for Advanced Studies and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Missouri, Columbia in the fall of 2000. Previously she served as an Associate Dean in Graduate Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, teaching both introductory sociology and social problems. Dr. Ortega's interests are directed toward the social psychological consequences of inequality. She is currently working on a National Institute of Mental Health grant to examine rural-urban differences in help-seeking for depression and alcohol abuse. Other projects include a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment contract for a statewide assessment of…

The Study of Society	p. 1
What Is Sociology?	p. 2
The Emergence of Sociology	p. 4
Current Perspectives in Sociology	p. 11
The Science of Society	p. 18
Three Strategies for Gathering Data	p. 22
Sociologists: What Do They Do?	p. 27
A Global Perspective: Survey Research in Nigeria	p. 28
Culture	p. 33
Introduction to Culture	p. 34
Bases of Human Behavior: Culture and Biology	p. 35
The Carriers of Culture	p. 38
American Diversity: How Feminists Research Culture	p. 43
Cultural Diversity and Change	p. 44
Sources of Cultural Diversity and Change	p. 46
Consequences of Cultural Diversity and Change	p. 48
Uses of Culture	p. 49
Technology: Models, Magazines, and Self-Esteem	p. 50
Socialization	p. 55
The Self and Self-Concept	p. 56
Learning to be Human	p. 56
American Diversity: Gender Differences in Mathematics	p. 58
Theories of Socialization	p. 59
Socialization Through the Life Course	p. 64
Agents of Socialization	p. 68
Social Structure and Social Interaction	p. 75
Social Structures	p. 76
Types of Societies	p. 81
When Institutions Die: The Tragedy of the Ojibwa	p. 82
Social Interaction and Everyday Life	p. 87
Identity Work	p. 93
A Global Perspective: Identity Work Among Australian Aboriginals	p. 95
A Case Study of Identity Work: The Homeless	p. 97
Where This Leaves Us	p. 99
Intersections: Culture, Social Structure, and Everyday Life	p. 102
Groups, Networks, and Organizations	p. 105
Social Processes	p. 106
Groups	p. 108
Social Networks	p. 116
A Global Perspective: Finding Jobs, Changing Jobs in Singapore and China	p. 118
Complex Organizations	p. 122
Deviance, Crime, and Social Control	p. 129
Conformity, Nonconformity, and Deviance	p. 130
Theories About Deviance	p. 131
Crime	p. 139
The Environment: Crimes Against Nature	p. 142
Mental Illness	p. 146
The Sociology of Law	p. 148
The Criminal Justice System	p. 149
Technology: Does it Take a Rocket Scientist to do Police Work?	p. 150
American Diversity: is Capital Punishment Racist?	p. 154
Stratitication	p. 157
Structures of Inequality	p. 158
Inequality in the United States	p. 161
Explanations of Inequality	p. 166
The Determinants of Social-Class Position	p. 170
Variations on a Theme: The Rich, the Middle Class, the Working Class, and the Poor	p. 174
The Future of Inequality: Public Policy in the United States	p. 183
American Diversity: Subsidies, Incentives, and Welfare: Who Benefits?	p. 184
Conclusion	p. 186
Global Inequality	p. 189
Social Change: Inequality and Development	p. 190
A Global Perspective: Women and Development	p. 193
Global Poverty and Dependence	p. 198
Technology: Information Technology and Global Culture	p. 199
Competition, Change, and International Relationships	p. 202
Intersections: Are Economic Development and Traditional Cultural Values Incompatible?	p. 209
Racial and Ethnic Inequality	p. 211
A Framework for Studying Group Inequalities	p. 212
The Maintenance of Inequality	p. 215
Race and Ethnic Inequalities in the United States	p. 218
Cross-Cutting Statuses: Class and Race	p. 227
Ethnic Relations in Comparative Perspectives	p. 228
The Environment: Environmental Racism	p. 229
Sex and Gender	p. 234
Sexual Differentiation	p. 235
Perspectives on Gender Inequality	p. 236
The Environment: Ecofeminism	p. 238
Gender in the United States	p. 240
Technology: How is Technology an Equity Issue?	p. 248
Age Inequalities and Health	p. 253
Age Differentiation and Inequality	p. 254
American Diversity: Do You Get Better with Age?	p. 256
Explanations for Age Stratification	p. 261
Health and Health Care	p. 265
The U.S. Health-Care System	p. 269
Technology: Technology and the Meaning of Life	p. 274
Intersections: Cross-Cutting Statuses: Race, Sex and Age	p. 281
Family	p. 283
Marriage and Family: Basic Institutions of Society	p. 284
The U.S. Family over the Life Course	p. 286
Roles and Relationships in Marriage	p. 293
Technology: Kinkeeping, Gender Roles, and the Internet	p. 296
Contemporary Family Choices	p. 298
American Diversity: is the Gay Family a Contradiction in Terms?	p. 299
Problems in the American Family	p. 302
Education and Religion	p. 311
Education in the United States: Theoretical Views	p. 312
Inequality and the Schools	p. 315
American Diversity: What do IQ Tests Measure?	p. 320
College: Who Goes and What Does It Do for Them?	p. 322
The Sociological Study of Religion	p. 325
Why Religion? Some Theoretical Answers	p. 326
Tension between Religion and Society	p. 330
Religion in the United States	p. 336
Technology: The Electronic Church	p. 340
Politics and the Economy	p. 345
Political Institutions and the State	p. 346
Who Governs? Models of U.S. Democracy	p. 351
Individual Participation in U.S. Government	p. 353
Modern Economic Systems	p. 358
A Global Perspective: Democratic Socialism in Sweden	p. 360
The U.S. Economic System	p. 361
Work in the United States	p. 366
Technology: The Luddites: Down with Machines	p. 371
Intersections: Politics, Religion, and the Culture War	p. 376
Population and Urban Lite	p. 378
The Demographic Transition	p. 379
Population and Social Structure: Two Examples	p. 382
Population Growth, Environment, and Poverty	p. 386
The Third Demographic Process: Migration	p. 389
Population in the United States	p. 389
A Global Perspective: International Migration	p. 390
Urbanization	p. 396
Place of Residence and Social Relationships	p. 401
Intersections: Fertility, Mortality, and Social Structure	p. 410
Social Movements, Technology, and Social Change	p. 413
Social Movements	p. 414
The Environment: Lynx, Minks, Owls, and Suburbia: How the Environmental Movement Works	p. 426
Technology	p. 428
Technology: Biotechnology's Power, Promise, and Peril	p. 431
The Sociologist's Contribution	p. 434
Glossary	p. 439
References	p. 449
Author Index	p. 477
Subject Index	p. 487
Photo Credits	p. 498
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