06296cam a22004094a 4500 52901429 OCoLC 20131125125120.0 030815s2005 mauab b 001 0 eng 2003061500 0072886927 (student ed. :alk. paper) 0072941731 (annotated instructor's ed. : alk. paper) DLC DLC CRH BAKER NLGGC UtOrBLW pcc n-us--- MOUW HM586 .S33 2008 301 22 71.00 bcl Schaefer, Richard T. 23615 Sociology / Richard T. Schaefer. 11th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2008 xli, 619 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm. "Annotated instructor's edition". Includes bibliographical references (p. 558-589) and indexes. pt. 1. The sociological perspective -- 1. Understanding sociology -- What is sociology? -- What is sociological theory? -- The development of sociology -- Major theoretical perspectives -- Applies and clinical sociology -- Developing a sociological imagination -- Appendix : careers in sociology -- 2. Sociological research -- What is the scientific method? -- Major research designs -- Ethics of research -- Technology and sociological research -- Social policy and sociological research : studying human sexuality -- Appendix I : using statistics, tables, and graphs -- Appendix II : writing a research report -- pt. 2. Organizing social life -- 3. Culture -- Culture and society -- Development of culture around the world -- Elements of culture -- Culture and the dominant ideology -- Cultural variation -- Social policy and culture : bilingualism -- 4. Socialization -- The role of socialization -- The self and socialization -- Socialization and the life course -- Agents of socialization -- Social policy and socialization : child care around the world -- 5. Social interaction and social structure -- Social interaction and reality -- Elements of social structure -- Social structure in global perspective -- Social policy and social structure : the AIDS crisis -- 6. Groups and organizations -- Understanding groups -- Understanding organizations -- Technology's impact on the workplace -- Social policy and organizations : the state of the unions -- 7. The mass media -- Sociological perspectives on the media -- The audience -- The media industry -- Social policy and the mass media : media violence -- 8. Deviance and social control -- Social control -- Deviance -- Crime -- Social policy and social control : gun control -- pt. 3. Social inequality -- 9. Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Understanding stratification -- Stratification by social class -- Social mobility -- Social policy and stratification : rethinking welfare i North America and Europe -- 10. Social inequality worldwide -- Stratification in the world system -- Stratification within nations : a comparative perspective -- Social policy and social inequality worldwide : universal human rights -- 11. Racial and ethnic inequality -- Minority, racial, and ethnic groups -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Studying race and ethnicity -- Patterns of intergroup relations -- Race and ethnicity in the United States -- Social policy and race and ethnicity : global immigration -- 12. Stratification by gender -- Social construction of gender -- Explaining stratification by gender -- Women : the oppressed majority -- Social policy and gender stratification : the battle over abortion from a global perspective -- 13. Stratification by age -- Aging and society -- Explaining the aging process -- Role transitions throughout the life course -- Age stratification in the United States -- Social policy and age stratification : the right to die worldwide -- pt. 4. Social institutions -- 14. The family and intimate relationships -- Global view of the family -- Studying the family -- Marriage and family -- Divorce -- Diverse lifestyles -- Social policy and the family : reproductive technology -- 15. Religion -- Durkheim and the sociological approach to religion -- World religions -- The role of religion -- Religious behavior -- Religious organization -- Social policy and religion : religion in the schools -- 16. Education -- Sociological perspectives on education -- Schools as formal organizations -- Trends in contemporary education -- Social policy and education : school choice programs -- 17. Government and politics -- Power and authority -- Political behavior -- Models of power structure in the United States -- Political activism on the Internet -- Social policy and the government : campaign financing -- 18. The economy and work -- Economic systems -- Aspects of work -- The changing economy -- Social policy and the economy : affirmative action -- 19. Health and medicine -- Culture and health -- Sociological perspectives on health and illness -- Social epidemiology and health -- Health care in the United States -- Mental illness in the United States -- Social policy and health : financing health care worldwide -- pt. 5. Changing society -- 20. Communities and urbanization -- How did communities originate? -- Urbanization -- Types of communities -- Social policy and communities : seeking shelter worldwide -- 21. Population and the environment -- Demography : the study of population -- World population patterns -- Fertility patterns in the United States -- Population and migration -- The environment -- Social policy and population : world population policy -- 22. Collective behavior and social movements -- Theories of collective behavior -- Forms of collective behavior -- Communications technology and collective behavior -- Social policy and social movements : lesbian and gay rights -- 23. Social change and technology -- Theories of social change -- Resistance to social change -- Technology and the future -- Technology and society -- Social policy and technology : privacy and censorship in a global village. Sociology. 23616 Social problems. 23617 Sociologie. gtt. 23618 United States Social policy. 23619 lcc BK 58216 58190 0 0 lcc 0 0 GEN FRL CPL GEN 2013-11-25 Donation 60.00 4 1 HM 586 .S33 2008 R28410N3232 2023-04-12 00:00:00 2023-03-27 1 2013-11-25 BK