The real world
Subtitle: an introduction to sociology
By: Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein.
Contributors: Stein, Jill.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
ISBN-13: 9780393933529
Subjects: Sociology; Popular culture -- United States; United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sociology and the real world; title: Sociology's family tree : theories and theorists; title: Studying social life : sociological research methods; title: Cultural crossroads; title: The self and interaction; title: Separate and together : life in groups; title: Deviance; title: Social class : the structure of inequality; title: Race and ethnicity as lived experience; title: Constructing gender and sexuality; title: The macro-micro link in social institutions : politics, education and religion; title: The economy, work and working; title: Life at home; title: Recreation and leisure in everyday life; title: Country and city : the natural world and the social world; title: Social change : looking toward tomorrow.