Sociology : exploring the architecture of everyday life /
Newman, David M.,1958-
Newman, David M.,1958-
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The individual and society -- Taking a new look at a familiar world -- Seeing and thinking sociologically -- The construction of self and society -- Building reality : the social construction of knowledge -- Building order : culture and history -- Building identity : socialization -- Supporting identity : the presentation of self -- Building social relationships : intimacy and families -- Constructing difference : social deviance -- Social structure, institutions, and everyday life -- The structure of society : organizations, social institutions, and globalization -- The architecture of stratification : social class and inequality -- The architecture of inequality : race and ethnicity -- The architecture of inequality : sex and gender -- Demographic dynamics : population trends -- Architects of change : reconstructing society -- References -- Photo credits -- Glossary/index.
Sociology.