In Conflict and Order : Understanding Society

by: Eitzen, D. Stanley; Baca Zinn, Maxine; Smith, Kelly Eitzen

ISBN 13:
9780205625130
ISBN 10:
0205625134
Edition: 12th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2010
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

This introductory text, written from a conflict perspective, emphasizes four themes: diversity, the struggle by the powerless to achieve social justice, the changing economy, and globalization.Society, Conflict, Sociology, Globalization, Diversity.For anyone wishing to better understand the structural forces that produce order and conflict in society.

Brief Table Of Contents
The Sociological Approach
The Sociological Perspective
The Structure of Social Groups
The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
The Individual In Society: Society In The Individual
Culture
Socialization
Social Control
Deviance
The Study Of Society
Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic
Social Stratification
Class
Racial Inequality
Gender Inequality
Social Institutions
The Economy
Power and Politics
Families
Education
Religion
Human Agency
Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
Comprehensive Table Of Contents
Preface
About the Authors
The Sociological Approach
The Sociological Perspective
Sociology
Assumptions of the Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Imagination
Problems with the Sociological Perspective
The Historical Development of Sociology
Sociological Methods: The Craft of Sociology
The Structure of Social Groups
The Micro Level
The Societal or Macro Level
The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
Social Systems: Order and Conflict
Synthesis of the Order and Conflict Models
The Individual In Society: Society In The Individual
Culture
Culture: The Knowledge That People Share
The Globalization of Culture?
Values from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Socialization
The Personality as a Social Product
Socialization in a Changing Social Landscape
Social Control
Agents of Ideological Social Control
Agents of Direct Social Control
Deviance
The Characteristics of Deviance
Society as the Source of Deviance
Deviance from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
The Study Of Society
Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
The New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
The Aging Society
Social Stratification
Major Concepts
Theories of Stratification
Deficiency Theories
Structural Theories
Class
Dimensions of Inequality
Social Classes
The Consequences of Social Class Positions
Social Mobility
Poverty in the United States
Myths about Poverty
Racial Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Racial Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics: Continuity and Change
Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations
Gender Inequality
Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked
Gender Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Learning Gender
Reinforcing Male Dominance
Structured Gender Inequality
The Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Fighting the System
Social Institutions
The Economy
Capitalism and Socialism
The Corporation-Dominated Economy
Capitalism and Inequality
Work in U.S. Society
Capitalism in Crisis
Power and Politics
Models of the National Power Structure
The Consequences of Concentrated Power
The Order and Conflict Perspectives on the Distribution of Power
Families
The Mythical Family in the United States
Families in Contemporary U.S. Society
Globalization: Families in Global Perspective
Changes in Marriage and Family Roles
Violence in Families
The Modern Family from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Families of the Future
Education
The Characteristics of U.S. Education
Education and Inequality
Education from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Religion
Classical Sociology's Differing Interpretations of Religion
Some Distinctive Features of U.S. Religion
Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
Religious Trends
Contemporary Christianity and Politics
Religion from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Human Agency
Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
The Sociological Paradox: Social Structure and Agency
Social Movements
Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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In Conflict and Order : Understanding Society

9780205625130

0205625134

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