Sociology
Subtitle: a down-to-earth approach
By: James M. Henslin.
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 677
ISBN-13: 9780205571352
Subjects: Sociology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: pt. I.  The sociological perspective; title: 1. The sociological perspective; title: The sociological perspective; title: Sociology and the other sciences; title: Origins of sociology; title: Values in sociological research; title: Verstehen and social facts; title: Sexism in early sociology; title: Sociology in North America; title: Theoretical perspectives in sociology; title: Trends shaping the future of sociology; title: Summary and review; title: 2. Culture; title: What is culture?; title: Components of symbolic culture; title: Many cultural worlds; title: Values in U.S. society; title: Cultural Universals; title: Technology in the global village; title: Summary and review; title: 3. Socialization; title: What is human nature?; title: Socialization into the self and mind; title: Learning personality, morality, and emotions; title: Socialization into gender; title: Agents of socialization; title: Resocialization; title: Socialization through the life course; title: Are we prisoners of socialization?; title: Summary and review; title: 4. Social structure and social interaction; title: Levels of sociological analysis; title: The macrosociological perspective : social structure; title: Social institutions; title: The microsociological perspective : social interaction in everyday life; title: The need for both macrosociology and microsociology; title: Summary and review; title: 5. How sociologists do research; title: What is a valid sociological topic?; title: Common sense and the need for sociological research; title: A research model; title: Research methods; title: Controversy in sociological research; title: Gender in sociological research; title: Ethics in sociological research; title: How research and theory work together; title: Summary and review; title: pt. II. Social groups and social control; title: 6. Societies to social networks; title: Societies and their transformation; title: Groups within society; title: Group dynamics; title: Summary and review; title: 7. Bureaucracy and formal organizations; title: The rationalization of society; title: Formal organizations and bureaucracies; title: Voluntary associations; title: Working for the corporation; title: Humanizing the corporate culture; title: Technology and the control of workers; title: U.S. and Japanese corporations; title: Summary and review; title: 8. Deviance and social control; title: What is deviance?; title: The symbolic interactionist perspective; title: The functionalist perspective; title: The conflict perspective; title: Reactions to deviance; title: Summary and review; title: pt. III. Social inequality; title: 9. Global stratification; title: Systems of social stratification; title: What determines social class?; title: Why is social stratification universal?; title: How do elites maintain stratification?; title: Comparative social stratification; title: Global stratification : three worlds; title: How did the world's nations become stratified?; title: Maintaining global stratification; title: A concluding note; title: Summary and review; title: 10. Social class in the United States; title: What is social class?; title: Sociological models of social class; title: Consequences of social class; title: Social mobility; title: Poverty; title: Summary and review; title: 11. Sex and gender; title: Issues of sex and gender; title: Gender inequality in global perspective; title: Gender inequality in the United States; title: Gender inequality in the workplace; title: Gender and violence; title: The changing face of politics; title: Glimpsing the future, with hope; title: Summary and review; title: 12. Race and ethnicity; title: Laying the sociological foundation; title: Prejudice and discrimination; title: Theories of prejudice; title: Global patterns of intergroup relations; title: Race and ethnic relations in the United States; title: Looking toward the future; title: Summary and review; title: 13. The elderly; title: Aging in global perspective; title: The symbolic interactionist perspective; title: The functionalist perspective; title: The conflict perspective; title: Recurring problems; title: The sociology of death and dying; title: Looking toward the future; title: Summary and review; title: pt. IV. Social institutions; title: 14. The economy; title: The transformation of economic systems; title: The transformation of the medium of exchange; title: World economic systems; title: The functionalist perspective on the globalization of capitalism; title: The conflict perspective on the globalization of capitalism; title: Work in U.S. society; title: Facing the future : implications of global capitalism; title: Summary and review; title: 15. Politics; title: Micropolitics and macropolitics; title: Power, authority, and violence; title: Types of government; title: The U.S. political system; title: Who rules the United States?; title: War and terrorism : implementing political objectives; title: A new world order?; title: Summary and review; title: 16. Marriage and family; title: Marriage and family in global perspective; title: Marriage and family in theoretical perspective; title: The family life cycle; title: Diversity in U.S. families; title: Trends in U.S. families; title: Divorce and remarriage; title: Two sides of family life; title: The future of marriage and family; title: Summary and review; title: 17. Education; title: The development of modern education; title: Education in global perspective; title: The functionalist perspective : providing social benefits; title: The conflict perspective : perpetuating social inequality; title: The symbolic interactionist perspective : fulfilling teacher expectations; title: Problems in U.S. education, and their solutions; title: Summary and review; title: 18. Religion; title: What is religion?; title: The functionalist perspective; title: The symbolic interactionist perspective; title: The conflict perspective; title: Religion and the spirit of capitalism; title: The world's major religions; title: Types of religious groups; title: Religion in the United States; title: The future of religion; title: Summary and review; title: 19. Medicine and health; title: Sociology and the study of medicine and health; title: The symbolic interactionist perspective; title: The functionalist perspective; title: The conflict perspective; title: Historical patterns of health; title: Issues in health care; title: Threats to health; title: The search for alternatives; title: Health care in global perspective; title: Summary and review; title: pt. V. Social change; title: 20  Population and urbanization; title: Population in global perspective; title: A planet with no space for enjoying life?; title: Population growth; title: Urbanization; title: The development of cities; title: Models of urban growth; title: City life; title: Urban problems and social policy; title: Summary and review; title: 21. Collective behavior and social movements; title: Collective behavior; title: Early explanations : the transformation of the individual; title: The contemporary view : the rationality of the crowd; title: Forms of collective behavior; title: Social movements; title: Types and tactics of social movements; title: Why people join social movements; title: On the success and failure of social movements; title: Summary and review; title: 22. Social change and the environment; title: How social change transforms social life; title: Theories and processes of social change; title: How technology changes society; title: The growth machine versus the earth; title: Summary and review; title: Epilogue : why major in sociology?; title: Glossary.