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Sociology

by: Shepard, Jon M.

Sociology

by: Shepard, Jon M.

ISBN 13:
9780495096344
ISBN 10:
0495096342
Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/03/2006
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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A built-in study guide, the SQ3R learning system, and a dynamic critical thinking focus-not to mention its affordable price-all combine to make SOCIOLOGY an exceptional textbook. The book is theoretically balanced and features exceptional scholarship and readability. You'll enjoy its vivid full-color presentation, accessibility, and solid research-orientation to the basic principles of sociology.

Preface

A Note to Students from the Author

xii

A Note to Instructors from the Author

xii

Unifying Themes and Features

xii

What Is New in the Ninth Edition?

xiv

Distinctive Study Aids

xvi

Supplements for the Ninth Edition

xviii

Acknowledgments

PART ONE Sociological Perspectives

The Sociological Perspective

(36)

Using the Sociological Imagination

(1)

The Sociological Perspective

(4)

Uses of the Sociological Perspective

(4)

The Social Sciences

(2)

Founders of Sociology

(7)

Theoretical Perspectives

(9)

Theoretical Perspectives and Sport

(9)

Social Research

(27)

Using the Sociological Imagination

(1)

Sources of Knowledge

(2)

Causation and the Logic of Science

(5)

Quantitative Research Methods

(3)

Qualitative Research Methods

(5)

A Model for Doing Research

(2)

Ethics in Social Research

(3)

A Final Note

(6)

PART TWO The Foundations of Social Structure

Culture

(28)

Using the Sociological Imagination

(1)

Dimensions of Culture

(8)

Language and Culture

(3)

Cultural Diversity and Similarity

(9)

Culture, Society, and Heredity

(7)

Socialization Over the Life Course

(32)

Using the Sociological Imagination

(1)

Social Participation or Social Deprivation

(3)

Theoretical Perspectives and Socialization

(4)

Psychology and Life Course Theories

100

(4)

Socialization and the Life Course

104

(11)

Socialization and the Mass Media: Functionalist and Conflict Theories

115

(9)

Social Structure and Society

124

(21)

Using the Sociological Imagination

125

(1)

Social Structure and Status

125

(2)

Social Structure and Roles

127

(5)

Theoretical Perspectives and Social Structure

132

(1)

Society

132

(13)

Groups and Organizations

145

(32)

Using the Sociological Imagination

146

(1)

Concept of the Group

146

(1)

Types of Groups

146

(7)

Social Interaction in Groups

153

(4)

Formal Organizations

157

(7)

Dynamics of Formal Organizations

164

(6)

Formal Organizations in Japan

170

(7)

Deviance and Social Control

177

(32)

Using the Sociological Imagination

178

(1)

Deviance and Social Control

178

(4)

Biological and Psychological Explanations of Deviance

182

(2)

Functionalism and Deviance

184

(3)

Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance

187

(3)

Conflict Theory and Deviance

190

(3)

Crime in the United States

193

(4)

Global Differences in Crime

197

(1)

Approaches to Crime Control

198

(4)

Crime Control: Domestic and Global

202

(7)

PART THREE Social Inequality

Social Stratification

209

(32)

Using the Sociological Imagination

210

(1)

Dimensions of Stratification

210

(5)

Explanations of Stratification

215

(4)

Stratification in American Society

219

(3)

Poverty in America

222

(8)

Consequences of Stratification

230

(1)

Social Mobility

231

(2)

Global Stratification

233

(8)

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

241

(34)

Using the Sociological Imagination

242

(1)

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

242

(6)

Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination

248

(5)

Institutionalized Discrimination

253

(15)

Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States

268

(7)

Inequalities of Gender

275

(30)

Using the Sociological Imagination

276

(1)

Antecedents of Gender

276

(3)

Theoretical Perspectives on Gender

279

(5)

Sex Stereotypes and Gender Roles

284

(2)

Gender Inequality

286

(11)

Changing Gender Roles

297

(8)

Inequalities of Age

305

(21)

Using the Sociological Imagination

306

(1)

Aging and Stratification

306

(2)

The Graying of America

308

(4)

Theoretical Perspectives on Ageism

312

(4)

Age and Inequality

316

(10)

PART FOUR Social Institutions

Family

326

(33)

Using the Sociological Imagination

327

(1)

Marriage and Family Defined

327

(1)

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Family and Marriage

327

(5)

Theoretical Perspectives and the Family

332

(4)

Family and Marriage in the United States

336

(9)

Lifestyle Variations

345

(7)

Looking Forward

352

(7)

Education

359

(31)

Using the Sociological Imagination

360

(1)

The Development and Structure of Education

360

(8)

The Functionalist Perspective

368

(2)

The Conflict Perspective

370

(8)

Symbolic Interactionism

378

(3)

Higher Education

381

(9)

Political and Economic Institutions

390

(39)

Using the Sociological Imagination

391

(1)

Power and Authority

391

(2)

The Nation-State

393

(2)

Political Systems

395

(3)

Political Power in American Society

398

(11)

Economic Systems

409

(5)

The Corporation

414

(4)

Work in the Contemporary Economy

418

(11)

Religion

429

(28)

Using the Sociological Imagination

430

(1)

Religion, Science, and Sociology

430

(3)

Theoretical Perspectives

433

(6)

Religion: Structure and Practice

439

(2)

Religion in the United States

441

(16)

Health and Health Care

457

(27)

Using the Sociological Imagination

458

(1)

Health Care as a Social Institution

458

(2)

Theoretical Perspectives and the Health-Care System

460

(6)

Health in the United States

466

(5)

The Changing Health-Care System

471

(5)

Health-Care Reform in the United States

476

(8)

PART FIVE Social Change

Population and Urbanization

484

(34)

Using the Sociological Imagination

485

(1)

The Dynamics of Demography

485

(4)

Population Growth

489

(10)

Urbanization

499

(7)

Theories of City Growth

506

(3)

The Quality of Urban Life

509

(9)

Social Change and Collective Behavior

518

(37)

Using the Sociological Imagination

519

(1)

Social Change

519

(2)

Sources of Social Change

521

(4)

Theoretical Perspectives

525

(8)

Modernization

533

(2)

Collective Behavior

535

(1)

Dispersed Collectivities

535

(4)

Crowds

539

(4)

Social Movements

543

(12)

Glossary

555

(8)

References

563

(38)

Name Index

601

(9)

Subject Index

610

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