Exploring social relationships : a workbook in sociology
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Exploring social relationships : a workbook in sociology
Prentice Hall , Prentice-Hall International, c1996
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A supplement for courses in Introduction to Sociology.
This unique workbook involves 18 "hands-on" activities for students to practice applying sociological concepts as tools for understanding the social world around them. A series of essays and accompanying exercises actively engage students in the study of human situations and social behavior by having them collect familiar information and analyze it using the sociological perspective.
Table of Contents
CULTURE.
Comparative Cultures.
1. The Role of Being Sick, Joseph W. Bastien.
Subcultures.
2. Culture, Subculture, and Microculture, Bruce W. Anderson.
SOCIALIZATION.
3. Socialization, Self-Concept, and the Lifecycle, Monica A. Seff.
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND BELIEFS ABOUT CRIME.
4. The Realities and Myths of Crime: Is Criminology Any Use?, Mary G. Almore.
5. Public Attitudes about Crime and Punishment, Robert L. Young.
SOCIAL INEQUALITY.
Economic Inequality.
6. Stratification: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and Not So Rich or Famous, Linda P. Rouse.
Minority Relations: Stereotypes and Prejudices.
7. Race Relations: Attitudes toward Native Americans, Linda P. Rouse and Jeffery R. Hanson.
Gender: Stereotypes and Inequality.
8. Gender-Segregated Occupations: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies, Dana Dunn.
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Family Relationships.
9. Who Will Ruth Jones Marry?, Theodore N. Greenstein.
10. Romantic Love as Emotional Property, David V. Waller and April Barclay.
11. The Family Secret, William A. Stacey and Anson D. Shupe.
Education: Comparing Performance.
12. The Great Sorting Machine: The American School in International Perspective, Raymond A. Eve.
Religion: Performance Evaluation.
13. Church as a Performance Medium, Anson D. Shupe.
Economy: Occupations and Corporations.
14. Organizational Relationships and the Marketing of Motives, Frank J. Weed.
15. Corporate Social Responsibility: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Dana Dunn.
URBAN LIFE.
16. Cognitive Mapping of Urban Space: The Sociological Dimension, David V. Waller.
POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS.
17. How Dense Can We Get?, William A. Stacey.
USING PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS.
18. Concept Paper Using Professional Journals, Frank J. Weed.
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