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| Graphics | |
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| Preface | |
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| A Global View of Society. How Can Sociology Help Us Understanding Global Trends | |
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| The Interconnected World | |
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| Sociology's Contribution to Understanding Global Issues | |
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| A Global Perspective | |
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| The Book's Themes: Global Trends | |
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| A Look Forward | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Topical Essay. My Personal Journey to a Global Perspective | |
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| Sociology and Society. How Does Sociological Theory Help Us Interpret the World | |
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| The Origins of Sociology | |
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| The Sociological Perspective | |
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| The Continuing Relevance of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Topical Essay. The Globalization of Taste | |
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| Sociology and Science. How Do Sociologists Investigate Questions about Society? | |
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| Using Science to Examine a Social Problem: Is American Society Disintegrating? | |
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| Approaching the Problem: The Scientific Method | |
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| Gathering Data | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Culture and Society. Can Local Culture Coexist with Global Culture? | |
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| A Sociological Perspective on Culture | |
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| Culture and Community | |
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| Elements of Culture | |
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| The Construction of Culture | |
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| Culture Change | |
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| The Globalization of Culture | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Topical Essay. How Culture Shapes Schooling | |
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| Topical Essay. Loal Gods and Universal Faiths | |
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| Inequality. Are the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer? | |
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| Sociological Perspective on Inequality | |
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| The Evolution of Inequality | |
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| Increasing Inequality in the United States | |
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| Inequality around the Globe | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Assimilation and Pluralism. Will Racial and Ethnic Groups Persist? | |
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| Global Species Consolidation: Analyzing Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Social Relations in a Differentiated World | |
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| Contact Situations: Conquest and Colonization | |
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| Contact Situations: Immigration | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Gender. How Is Globalization Affecting Inequalities between Women and Men? | |
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| Sociological Perspectives on Gender Relations | |
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| Gender Inequality Today: A Global Concern | |
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| Gender in Comparative Perspective | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Topical Essay. Sex as a Global Commodity | |
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| Families. What Is Happening to Families in a Changing World? | |
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| A Sociological Approach to the Family | |
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| Recent Trends in Family Life | |
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| The Causes of Family Change | |
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| The Conseuquences of Family Change | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Crime and Punishment. Can Crime be Controlled? | |
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| Defining and Measuring Crime | |
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| Theorizing about the Causes of Crime | |
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| Controlling Crime | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Economics and Politics. Does Democracy Have a Future? | |
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| The Rise of the Modern State | |
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| Globalization and the State, Yesterday and Today | |
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| Challenges to the Economic and Political Status Quo | |
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| Threatened Democracy | |
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| Attempts by States (and Their Citizens) to Control Globalization | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Topical Essa. Activists Crusade against Sweatshops | |
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| At Issue: Sociology Examines A New Century | |
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| The Changing Face of War | |
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| Yugoslavia, 1990s: Lessons Unlearned | |
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| Voices of War | |
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| The Responsibility to Stop Someone Else's War | |
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| The Limitations of Peacekeeping | |
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| Five Recommendations for Ending War | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of War | |
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| The Future of Work | |
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| Workplace Change and Your Labor Market Prospects | |
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| The Social Consequences of the Changing Workplace | |
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| The Hopes and Fears of the New Workplace | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of Work | |
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| Can the World Develop and Sustain Its Environment? | |
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| We Consuming Humans | |
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| Owning Up to What We Own | |
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| The Sociology of Environmental Inaction | |
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| The Social Organization of Consumption | |
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| Social Power and the Social Organization of Consumption | |
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| Virtual Environmentalism and the Social Reorganization of Consumption | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of Sustainable Development | |
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| How Many People Is Too Many People? | |
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| How Does Population Grow? | |
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| How Many People Can Earth Support? | |
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| Can We Slow Population Growth? | |
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| A Reality Check | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of Population Growth | |
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| The Global Healthcare Challenge | |
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| The Grim Reality of Healthcare in Lower-Income Countries | |
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| The Great Divide: Haves versus Have-nots | |
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| The Healthcare Challenge of the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of Healthcare | |
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| Creating Positive Social Change | |
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| What Solutions Does Sociology Suggest? | |
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| What Can Individuals Do? | |
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| Thinking about the Topic of Positive Social Change | |
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| Authors and Contributors | |
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| References | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Glossary/Index | |
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| Appendix: A Sociologist's Atlas | |
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