Full Description
This revised edition of Richard T. Schaefers SociologyIntroduction provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of sociology. Students learn to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives. Combining balanced coverage of theory with current research findings, examples that students can relate to, and abundant learning aids and exercises, the new edition continues to encourage the development of sociological imagination. Greater coverage of globalization through a new chapter and boxes focusing on Social Change in the Global Community help remove ethnocentric blinders and teaches students to think globally about issues and policies. .
Contents
Brief Contents 1Understanding Sociology 2Sociological Research 3Culture 4Socialization and the Life Course 5Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure 6The Mass Media 7Deviance and Social Control 8Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States 9Global Inequality 10Racial and Ethnic Inequality 11Stratification by Gender 12The Family and Intimate Relationships 13Education and Religion 14Government and the Economy 15Health, Medicine, and the Environment 16Social Change in the Global CommunityNER(01): WOW
