Full Description
This concise yet thorough treatment of sociology is organized around a set of central questions and integrates classic and current research with analyses of trends affecting society. Written by the best-selling author of SOCIOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, William Kornblum's brief text incorporates many of his most popular features (such as Mapping Social Change) while new features and the text's unique approach give this book its own distinct voice and perspective.
Contents
1. Sociology, the Science of Society. 2. Culture. 3. Socialization. 4. Social Structure and Group Interaction. 5. Deviance and Social Control. 6. Stratification and Social Class. 7. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity. 8. Inequalities of Gender and Age. 9. The Family. 10. Religion. 11. Education. 12. Economics and Politics. 13. Population, Urbanization, and Public Health. 14. Collective Behavior, Social Movements and Social Change.
