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Essentials of Sociology : A Down-to-Earth Approach (with Study Card for Introduction to Sociolo...
ISBN: 9780205454686 | 0205454682
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004
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Henslin's best-selling brief paperback text shares the excitement of sociology its acclaimed "down-to-earth" approach and personal writing style highlight the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. This text is a brief version of the highly regarded hardcover introductory text, Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 6/e. The essential 15 chapters cover all of the topics in the 22-chapter text, and retain the dual emphases on micro and macro (individual and structural) sociology. James Henslin has a unique ability to engage students without talking down to them or sacrificing content. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, he shares with readers a passion for sociology unmatched by any other introductory text.
| Each chapter includes an outline | |
| ldquo;Summary and Review,rdquo; | |
| glossary, and guide to Research Navigator | |
| The Sociological Perspective | |
| The Sociological Perspective | |
| The Origins of Sociology | |
| Sexism in Early Sociology | |
| Sociology in North America | |
| Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology | |
| Doing Sociological R... MORE | |
| Research Methods | |
| Ethics in Sociological Research | |
| Culture | |
| What Is Culture? | |
| Components of Symbolic Culture | |
| Many Cultural Worlds: Subcultures and Countercultures | |
| Values in U.S. Society | |
| Technology in the Global Village | |
| Socialization | |
| What Is Human Nature? | |
| Socialization into the Self, Mind, and Emotions | |
| Socialization into Gender | |
| Agents of Socialization | |
| Resocialization | |
| Socialization Through the Life Course | |
| Are We Prisoners of Socialization? | |
| Social Structure and Social Interaction | |
| Levels of Sociological Analysis | |
| The Macrosociological Perspective: Social Structure | |
| The Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life | |
| The Need for Both Macrosociology and Microsociology | |
| Social Groups and Formal Organizations | |
| Social Groups | |
| Bureaucracies | |
| Working for the Corporation | |
| Group Dynamics | |
| Deviance and Social Control | |
| What Is Deviance? | |
| The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective | |
| The Functionalist Perspective | |
| The Conflict Perspective | |
| Reactions to Deviance | |
| Social Stratification in Global Perspective | |
| An Overview of Social Stratification | |
| What Determines Social Class? | |
| Why Is Social Stratification Universal? | |
| How Do Elites Maintain Stratification? | |
| Comparative Social Stratification | |
| Global Stratification: Three Worlds | |
| How the World's Nations Became Stratified | |
| Maintaining Global Stratification | |
| A Concluding Note | |
| Social Class in the United States | |
| What Is Social Class? | |
| Sociological Models of Social Class | |
| Consequences of Social Class | |
| Social Mobility | |
| Poverty | |
| Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity | |
| Laying the Sociological Foundation | |
| Theories of Prejudice | |
| Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations | |
| Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States | |
| Looking Toward the Future | |
| Inequalities of Gender and Age | |
| Issues of Sex and Gender | |
| How Females Became a Minority Group | |
| Gender Inequality in the United States | |
| The Changing Face of Politics | |
| Aging in Global Perspective | |
| The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective | |
| The Functionalist Perspective | |
| The Conflict Perspective | |
| Looking Toward the Future | |
| Politics and the Economy | |
| Power, Authority, and Violence | |
| Types of Government | |
| The U.S. Political System | |
| Who Rules the United States? | |
| War and Terrorism: A Means to Implement Political Objectives | |
| The Transformation of Economic Systems | |
| World Economic Systems | |
| Capitalism in a Global Economy | |
| Marriage and Family | |
| Marriage and Family in Global Perspective | |
| Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective | |
| The Family Life Cycle | |
| Diversity in U.S. Families | |
| Trends in U.S. Families | |
| Divorce and Remarriage | |
| Two Sides of Family Life | |
| The Future of Marriage and Family | |
| Education and Religion | |
| Education in Global Perspective | |
| The Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits | |
| The Conflict Perspective: Reproducing the Social Class Structure | |
| The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Fulfilling Teacher Expectations | |
| Problems in U.S. Education-And Their Solutions | |
| What Is Religion? | |
| The Functionalist Perspective | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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