Sociology, 2009/2010
By: editor, Kurt Finsterbusch
Edition: 38th ed.
Series: Annual editions; Annual editions
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Higher Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780078127724
Subjects: Sociology; Social conditions
Other titles: Sociology 09/10
Description: [This book will] help you to develop the sociological perspective that will enable you to determine how the issues of the day relate to the way that society is structured. The articles provide not only information but also models of interpretation and analysis that will guide you as you form your own views ... This ... edition ... emphasizes social change, institutional crises, and prospects for the future. It provides intellectual preparation for acting for the betterment of humanity in times of crucial change. The sociological perspective is needed more than ever as humankind tries to find a way to peace, prosperity, health, and well-being that can be maintained for generations in an improving environment ... The goals of this edition are to communicate to students the excitement and importance of the study of the social world, and to provoke interest in and enthusiasm for the study of sociology.-Pref.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Culture: Understanding American worldview / J. LaVelle Ingram; Denial of virtue / A. Etzioni; Atrophy of social life / D. Stanley Eitzen; title: Socialization and social control: Social construction of gender / Margaret L. Andersen and Dana Hysock; Worth every penny, can cash incentives create model citizens? / J. Giles; The new sex scorecard / Hara Estroff Marano; title: Groups and roles in transition: Can marriage by saved? / F. Furstenberg; Peer marriage / Pepper Schwartz; Feminists and fundamentalists / K. Ramdas; title: Stratification and social inequalities: Connecting the dots / David K. Shipler; Great expectations / J.M. Havemann; title: Social institutions, issues, crises, and changes: Who rules America? Power, politics, and social change / G.W. Domhoff; Inside the hidden world of earmarks / E. Javers; title: Social change and the future: Enough already / P. Ehrlich and A. Ehrlich; Climate change, coming home, global warming's effects on populations / S DeWeerdt; Update on the state of the future / J.C. Glenn and T.J. Gordon.