Sociology

Name: Sociology
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ISBN: 9780314063168

ISBN-10: 0314063161

ISBN-13: 9780314063168

Edition: 6th 1996

Authors: Jon M. Shepard

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List price: $47.50
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 700
Size: 9.00" wide x 1.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.894
Language: English

Preface
A Note to Students From the Author	p. xv
Unifying Themes	p. xvii
What Is New in the Eighth Edition?	p. xvii
Supplements for the Eighth Edition	p. xviii
Acknowledgments	p. xx
Sociological Perspectives
The Sociological Perspective	p. 1
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 2
The Sociological Perspective	p. 2
Uses of the Sociological Perspective	p. 6
The Social Sciences	p. 10
Founders of Sociology	p. 12
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 19
Theoretical Perspectives and Sport	p. 28
Social Research	p. 37
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 38
Sources of Knowledge	p. 38
Causation and the Logic of Science	p. 40
Quantitative Research Methods	p. 44
Qualitative Research Methods	p. 48
A Model for Doing Research	p. 54
Ethics in Social Research	p. 55
A Final Note	p. 57
The Foundations of Social Structure
Culture	p. 64
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 65
Culture, Society, and Heredity	p. 65
Language and Culture	p. 67
Dimensions of Culture	p. 69
Cultural Diversity and Similarity	p. 77
Socialization Over the Life Course	p. 90
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 91
Social Participation or Social Deprivation	p. 91
Theoretical Perspectives and Socialization	p. 95
Psychology and Life Course Theories	p. 98
Socialization and the Life Course	p. 102
Socialization and the Mass Media: Functionalist and Conflict Theories	p. 112
Social Structure and Society	p. 121
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 122
Social Structure and Status	p. 122
Social Structure and Roles	p. 124
Theoretical Perspectives and Social Structure	p. 129
Society	p. 129
Groups and Organizations	p. 142
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 143
Concept of the Group	p. 143
Types of Groups	p. 144
Social Interaction in Groups	p. 150
Formal Organizations	p. 156
Dynamics of Formal Organizations	p. 162
Formal Organizations in Japan	p. 167
Deviance and Social Control	p. 175
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 176
Deviance and Social Control	p. 176
Biological and Psychological Explanations of Deviance	p. 180
Functionalism and Deviance	p. 181
Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance	p. 185
Conflict Theory and Deviance	p. 188
Crime in the United States	p. 191
Global Differences in Crime	p. 194
Approaches to Crime Control	p. 195
Crime Control: Domestic and Global	p. 199
Social Inequality
Social Stratification	p. 206
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 207
Dimensions of Stratification	p. 207
Explanations of Stratification	p. 212
Stratification in American Society	p. 216
Poverty in America	p. 219
Consequences of Stratification	p. 227
Social Mobility	p. 228
Global Stratification	p. 231
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity	p. 238
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 239
Racial and Ethnic Minorities	p. 239
Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 246
Institutionalized Discrimination	p. 252
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States	p. 265
Inequalities of Gender and Age	p. 271
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 272
Antecedents of Gender	p. 272
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender	p. 275
Sex Stereotypes and Gender Roles	p. 280
Gender Inequality	p. 283
Changing Gender Roles	p. 292
Age Stratification and Ageism	p. 295
Theoretical Perspectives on Ageism	p. 296
Age and Inequality	p. 298
Social Institutions
Family	p. 306
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 307
Marriage and Family Defined	p. 307
Cross-Cultural Analysis of Family and Marriage	p. 307
Theoretical Perspectives and the Family	p. 313
Family and Marriage in the United States	p. 316
Lifestyle Variations	p. 324
Looking Forward	p. 331
Education	p. 338
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 339
The Development and Structure of Education	p. 339
The Functionalist Perspective	p. 347
The Conflict Perspective	p. 349
Symbolic Interactionism	p. 357
Higher Education	p. 360
Political and Economic Institutions	p. 368
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 369
Power and Authority	p. 369
The Nation-State	p. 371
Political Systems	p. 373
Political Power in American Society	p. 375
Economic Systems	p. 385
The Corporation	p. 391
Work in the Contemporary Economy	p. 394
Religion	p. 405
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 406
Religion, Science, and Sociology	p. 406
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 408
Religious Structure and Practice	p. 415
Religion in the United States	p. 417
Health and Health Care	p. 433
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 434
Health Care as a Social Institution	p. 434
Theoretical Perspectives and the Health Care System	p. 436
Health in the United States	p. 442
The Changing Health Care System	p. 446
Health Care Reform in the United States	p. 451
Social Change
Population and Urbanization	p. 459
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 460
The Dynamics of Demography	p. 460
World Population	p. 464
The Aging American Population	p. 472
Urbanization	p. 474
Theories of City Growth	p. 482
The Quality of Urban Life	p. 485
Social Change and Collective Behavior	p. 494
Using the Sociological Imagination	p. 495
Social Change	p. 495
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 502
Modernization	p. 510
Collective Behavior	p. 512
Dispersed Collectivities	p. 512
Crowds	p. 516
Social Movements	p. 520
Glossary	p. 533
References	p. 545
Index	p. 584
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