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Sociology matters / Richard T. Schaefer, DePaul University.

By: Schaefer, Richard T.
New York, NY, USA : McGraw-Hill Education, ©2019Edition: Seventh edition, international student edition.Description: xxvi, 384 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781260084948 (pbk).Subject(s): Sociology | Cultural relations | Social stratificationDDC classification: 301 Sch13
Contents:
Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1, The Sociological ViewWhat Is Sociology?What Is Sociological Theory?The Development of SociologyMajor Theoretical PerspectivesWhat Is the Scientific Method?Major Research DesignsEthics of ResearchApplied and Clinical SociologySummaryChapter 2, Culture and SocializationWhat Is Culture?Development of Culture around the WorldCultural VariationLanguage and CultureNorms and ValuesGlobal Culture WarCulture and Dominant IdeologyCulture and SocializationThe Self and SocializationAgents of SocializationSocialization throughout the Life CourseSummaryChapter 3, Social Interaction, Groups, and Social StructureSocial Interaction and RealityElements of Social StructureSocial Structure in Global PerspectiveUnderstanding OrganizationsSummaryChapter 4, Deviance and Social ControlSocial ControlWhat Is Deviance?Sociological Perspectives on DevianceCrime: A Sociological ApproachCrime StatisticsSummaryChapter 5, Stratification in the United States and Global InequalitySystems of StratificationSociological Perspectives on StratificationIs Stratification Universal?Stratification by Social ClassSocial MobilityThe Global DivideSummaryChapter 6, Inequality by Race and EthnicityThe Privileges of the DominantThe Social Construction of Race and EthnicityImmigrationSociological Perspectives on Race and EthnicityPatterns of Prejudice and DiscriminationSummaryChapter 7, Inequality by GenderThe Social Construction of GenderSociological Perspectives on GenderWomen: The Oppressed MajorityWomen in the Workforce of the United StatesSummaryChapter 8, Social Institutions: Family and ReligionSociological Perspectives on Social InstitutionsThe Family: A Global ViewSociological Perspectives on the FamilyLabeling and Human SexualityReligion as a Social InstitutionComponents of ReligionSummaryChapter 9, Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the EconomySociological Perspectives on EducationEducation: Schools as Formal OrganizationsGovernment: Power and AuthorityEconomic SystemsThe Informal EconomyChanging EconomiesSummaryChapter 10, Population, Community, Health, and the EnvironmentDemography: The Study of PopulationHow Did Communities Originate?Urbanization and Its ConsequencesHealth and Illness: Sociological PerspectivesSocial EpidemiologyThe Environment: The World and Our Place in ItSummaryChapter 11, Social Movements, Social Change, and TechnologySocial MovementsTheories of Social ChangeResistance to Social ChangeTechnology and the FutureSummaryAppendixGlossaryReferencesCreditsIndex
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1, The Sociological ViewWhat Is Sociology?What Is Sociological Theory?The Development of SociologyMajor Theoretical PerspectivesWhat Is the Scientific Method?Major Research DesignsEthics of ResearchApplied and Clinical SociologySummaryChapter 2, Culture and SocializationWhat Is Culture?Development of Culture around the WorldCultural VariationLanguage and CultureNorms and ValuesGlobal Culture WarCulture and Dominant IdeologyCulture and SocializationThe Self and SocializationAgents of SocializationSocialization throughout the Life CourseSummaryChapter 3, Social Interaction, Groups, and Social StructureSocial Interaction and RealityElements of Social StructureSocial Structure in Global PerspectiveUnderstanding OrganizationsSummaryChapter 4, Deviance and Social ControlSocial ControlWhat Is Deviance?Sociological Perspectives on DevianceCrime: A Sociological ApproachCrime StatisticsSummaryChapter 5, Stratification in the United States and Global InequalitySystems of StratificationSociological Perspectives on StratificationIs Stratification Universal?Stratification by Social ClassSocial MobilityThe Global DivideSummaryChapter 6, Inequality by Race and EthnicityThe Privileges of the DominantThe Social Construction of Race and EthnicityImmigrationSociological Perspectives on Race and EthnicityPatterns of Prejudice and DiscriminationSummaryChapter 7, Inequality by GenderThe Social Construction of GenderSociological Perspectives on GenderWomen: The Oppressed MajorityWomen in the Workforce of the United StatesSummaryChapter 8, Social Institutions: Family and ReligionSociological Perspectives on Social InstitutionsThe Family: A Global ViewSociological Perspectives on the FamilyLabeling and Human SexualityReligion as a Social InstitutionComponents of ReligionSummaryChapter 9, Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the EconomySociological Perspectives on EducationEducation: Schools as Formal OrganizationsGovernment: Power and AuthorityEconomic SystemsThe Informal EconomyChanging EconomiesSummaryChapter 10, Population, Community, Health, and the EnvironmentDemography: The Study of PopulationHow Did Communities Originate?Urbanization and Its ConsequencesHealth and Illness: Sociological PerspectivesSocial EpidemiologyThe Environment: The World and Our Place in ItSummaryChapter 11, Social Movements, Social Change, and TechnologySocial MovementsTheories of Social ChangeResistance to Social ChangeTechnology and the FutureSummaryAppendixGlossaryReferencesCreditsIndex

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