SociologyThis best-selling textbook returns for a seventh edition with material on the most fundamental and fascinating issues in sociology today. The authors continue their tradition of focusing on the big picture, with an emphasis on race, class, and gender in every chapter. The text continues to frame sociological debates around the major theoretical perspectives of sociology and focus on capturing students’ imaginations with cutting-edge research and real-world events. The hallmark of the book continues to be clear writing that helps students understand the intricacies of the discipline like no other textbook on the market. New to the Seventh Edition
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Contents
Summary | |
Exercises | |
How Sociology Is Done | |
Globalization and New Trends in Work Organization | |
Deviance Crime and Social Control | |
Crime | |
Characteristics of Criminals | |
Chapter 7 | |
Explaining Deviant Behavior | |
Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives on Deviance | |
Summary | |
Chapter 2 | |
Experiments | |
Field Observation | |
Use of Existing Data Sources | |
Perspectives on Society and Interaction | |
WebBased Chapter | |
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Culture and Social Structure | |
Socialization | |
Agents of Socialization | |
Socialization in Adulthood | |
Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives on Socialization | |
Structured Social Inequality | |
Race and Ethnic Relations | |
Racism | |
Equal Opportunity | |
An International Perspective | |
Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States | |
Asian Americans Jewish | |
The Majority Group | |
Summary | |
Exercises | |
Sex Gender and Society | |
Groups Organizations and the Workplace | |
Economy and Society | |
The Changing Scale of Modern Economies | |
Financial Systems | |
Religion | |
Politics Power and Society | |
The State | |
PUTTING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK | |
Welfare Around the World | |
Political Parties and Special Interest Groups | |
Marriages and Families | |
Functions of Families | |
A Conflict Analysis of the Family | |
Changing Patterns of Marriages and Families | |
Marital Disruption and Divorce | |
PUTTING SOCIOLOGY TO WORK | |
City Life and Collective Behavior | |
Chapter 12 | |
Social Movements and Change | |
What Is Religion? | |
Glossary | |
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