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Society In Focus An Introduction To Sociology

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  • ISBN-13: 9780205413652
  • ISBN: 020541365X
  • Edition: 5
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated

AUTHOR

Thompson, William E., Hickey, Joseph V.

SUMMARY

Each chapter includes "Sociological Focus" boxes, a summary, and key terms. I. THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. 1. Discovering Sociology. What Is Sociology? Sociology and Critical Thinking. The Development of Sociology. Contemporary Sociology. Looking to the Future: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century. 2. Doing Sociology. Globalization, Diversity, and Types of Knowledge. Sociology and Scientific Knowledge. Types of Research and Research Designs. The Relationship between Theory and Methods. Social Research and the Media. Looking to the Future: Social Research in the Twenty-First Century. II. THE SOCIAL FRAMEWORK. 3. Culture and Society. What Is Culture? What is Society? Types of Societies. Technomedia and Postindustrial Societies. Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism. Components of Culture. Globalization and Cultural Diversity. Sociological Approaches to Culture. Looking to the Future: Culture in the Twenty-First Century. 4. Socialization. The Socialization Process. Major Agents of Socialization: A Global View. Socialization and the Life Course. Desocialization and Resocialization. Understanding Socialization: A Comparative Analysis. Looking to the Future: Socialization in the Twenty-First Century. 5. Social Interaction in Everyday Life. Social Structure. Social Interaction. Sociological Approaches to Interaction in Everyday Life. Looking to the Future: Social Interaction in the Twenty-First Century. 6. Social Groups and Organizations. Social Groups. Formal Organizations. Bureaucracies. Media Organizations and Change. Looking to the Future: Groups and Organizations in the Twenty-First Century. III. SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION AND INEQUALITY. 7.Deviance and Conformity. Defining Deviance and Conformity: A Global View. Popular Explanations for Deviance. Sociological Analysis of Deviance and Conformity. Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control. Looking to the Future: Deviance and Conformity in the Twenty-First Century. 8. Social Stratification and the U.S. Class System. Understanding Social Stratification. Systems of Stratification. Determining Social Class Ranking. Social Classes in the United States. Poverty: Media Images and Reality. Social Class in the United States: Myth and Reality. Perspectives on Social Stratification. Looking to the Future: The U.S. Class System in the Twenty-First Century. 9. Global Stratification. Globalization and Economic Development. Global Stratification and Quality of Life. Explaining Global Stratification. Transnational Corporations: The Making of New "Haves" and "Have-Nots." Corporations and the New Global Assembly Line. Looking to the Future: Global Stratification in the Twenty-First Century. 10. Race and Ethnicity. Understanding Race and Ethnicity in a Global Society. Prejudice. Discrimination. Dominant-Minority Group Relations. Race and Ethnic Diversity in the United States. Looking to the Future: Race and Ethnic Relations in the Twenty-First Century. 11.Sex and Gender. Sex and Gender in a Global Society. Explaining Gender Differences. Sexism: Inequality Based on Sex and Gender. Feminism: The Struggle for Gender Equality. Looking to the Future: Sex and Gender in the Twenty-First Century. 12. Age and the Elderly. Gerontology: The Study of Aging. Aging and Diversity: A Global Perspective. Growing Old in American Society. Sociological Explanations of the Aging Process. Looking to the Future: The Graying of America in the Twenty-First Century. IV. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 13. Families. What Is a Family? Family DiverThompson, William E. is the author of 'Society In Focus An Introduction To Sociology', published 2004 under ISBN 9780205413652 and ISBN 020541365X.

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