Title: Sociology : exploring the architecture of everyday life /
Authors: Newman, David M., 1958-; Harper, Douglas A.
Publisher: Pine Forge Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Sociology
Abstract: Newman explores the theories and observations on how individuals build relationships within society. Themes include personal self in society, social structure and institutions, building identity and image, and how differences and inequalities are reinforced.
Contents: Taking a new look at a familiar world -- Seeing and thinking sociologically -- Building reality: the social construction of knowledge -- Building order: culture and history -- Building identity: the social construction of self -- Building image: individual and organizational identities -- Constructing difference: social deviance -- Building social relationships: groups and families -- Building the structure of society: organizations and social institutions -- The architecture of stratification: power, class, and privilege -- The architecture of disadvantage: poverty and wealth -- The architecture of inequality: race and ethnicity -- The architecture of inequality: gender -- The dynamics of population: demographic and global trends -- Architects of change: reconstructing society.