Sociology 11/12
By: editor, Kurt Finsterbusch
Edition: 39th edition.
Series: Annual editions; Annual editions
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780078050732
Subjects: Sociology; Social conditions; Sociologie; Conditions sociales
Other titles: Sociology 2011/2012
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Unit 1: Culture : A. American culture and cultural change :; title: Understanding American worldview  -- J. LaVelle Ingram; title: The atrophy of social life  -- D. Stanley Eitzen; title: The myth of the "culture of poverty"  -- Paul Gorski; title: Islam in America  -- Bobby Ghosh -- B. Value issues :; title: The denial of virtue  -- Amitai Etzioni; title: Diversity within unity: a new approach to immigrants and minorities  -- Communitarian Reader: Beyond the Essentials, -- edited by -- Amitai Etzioni, -- Andrew Volmert, -- Elanit Rothschild; title: The dubious value of value-neutrality -- Stephen H. Balch.; title: Unit 2 : Socialization and social control : A. Influences on personality and behavior :; title: Worth every penny  -- Jim Giles; title: The new sex scorecard  -- Hara Estroff Marano -- B. Crime, law enforcement, and social control :; title: Fighting crime: an economist's view  -- John J. Donohue; title: Too many laws, too many prisoners  -- Economist; title: The aggregate burden of crime -- David A. Anderson.; title: Unit 3 : Groups and roles in transition : A. Marriage and the family :; title: The frayed knot  -- Economist; title: Good parents, bad results  -- Nancy Shute; title: Peer marriage  -- Pepper Schwartz -- B. Gender and gender roles :; title: Feminists and fundamentalists  -- Kavita Ramdas; title: The conservative case for gay marriage  -- Theodore B. Olson -- C. City and community :; title: An age of transformation  -- Economist; title: Why aren't U.S. cities burning? -- Michael B. Katz.; title: Unit 4 : Stratification and social inequalities : A. Poverty and income inequalities :; title: A world enslaved  -- E. Benjamin Skinner; title: Antipoverty policy for the excluded poor  -- Herbert J. Gans; title: Goodbye, Horiatio Alger: moving up economically is now impossible for many, if not most, Americans  -- Jeff Madrick; title: Connecting the dots  -- David K. Shipler -- B. Welfare and welfare reform :; title: Temporary assistance for needy families: an overview  -- Robert Ek, -- Larry Goolsby -- C. Racial and ethnic issues and inequalities :; title: Inequalities that endure? Racial ideology, American politics, and the peculiar role of the social sciences  -- Lawrence D. Bobo; title: Whites swim in racial preference  -- Tim Wise; title: The decline of bigotry in America  -- Philip Perlmutter -- D. Sex inequalities and issues :; title: Great expectations  -- Judith M. Havemann; title: Female power  -- Economist; title: The end of men -- Hanna Rosin.; title: Unit 5 : Social institutions: issues, crises, and changes : A. The political sphere: power, politics, and administration :; title: Who rules America?: power, politics, and social change  -- G. William Domhoff; title: Inside the hidden world of earmarks  -- Eamon Javers; title: Foresight for government  -- David M. Walker -- B. The economic sphere: changing consumption, workplaces, workforce :; title: Reversal of fortune  -- Bill McKibben; title: The Capitalist Manifesto: greed is good (to a point)  -- Fareed Zakaria; title: Nine powerful practices  -- Ruby Payne; title: Medical guesswork  -- John Carey; title: Pandemic pandemonium  -- Josh N. Ruxin; title: In search of the spiritual -- Jerry Adler.; title: Unit 6 : Social change and the future : A. Population issues :; title: Population & sustainability  -- Robert Engleman; title: How to feed 8 billion people  -- Lester R. Brown; title: Immigration benefits America  -- Steven J. Gold -- B. Environment and society :; title: Climate change, coming home: global warming's effects on populations  -- Sarah DeWeerdt -- C. Technology for better or for worse :; title: Who's afraid of human enhancement? A reason debate on the promise, perils, and ethics of human biotechnology  -- Nick Gillespie, -- et al.; title: Biotech on the farm: realizing the promise  -- Clifton E. Anderson -- D. Terrorism and war :; title: Defeating terrorism: is it possible? Is it probable?  -- Marvin J. Cetron; title: The Jihad against the Jihadis: how moderate Muslims waged war on extremists, and won  -- Fareed Zakaria; title: War in the fifth domain  -- Economist -- E. Macro changes for the world and the United States :; title: A new end, a new beginning: prepare for life as we don't know it  -- John L. Petersen; title: A user's guide to the century  -- Jeffrey D. Sachs; title: Can America fail? -- Kishore Mahbubani.