Sociology for a new century

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Sociology for a new century

York W. Bradshaw, Joseph F. Healey, Rebecca Smith

Pine Forge, c2001

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-546) and index

収録内容

  • A global view of society: how can sociology help us understand global trends? / York W. Bradshaw
  • Topical essay : my personal journey to a global perspective / Tracey Jane Dawson
  • Sociology and society : how does sociological theory help us interpret the world? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Topical essay : the globalization of taste / Nicky Hart
  • Sociology and science : how do sociologists investigate questions about society? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Culture and society : can local culture coexist with global culture? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Topical essay : how culture shapes schooling / Steven Brint
  • Topical essay : local gods and universal faiths / Lester R. Kurtz
  • Inequality : are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Topical essay : biopiracy and gene theft / Philip McMichael
  • Assimilation and pluralism : will racial and ethnic groups persist? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Gender : how is globalization affecting inequalities between women and men? / Patricia Fernandez-Kelly and Kathleen M. Fallon
  • Topical essay : sex as a global commodity / Joane Nagel
  • Families : what is happening to families in a changing world? / Diane Lye and York W. Bradshaw
  • Crime and punishment : can crime be controlled? / Joseph F. Healey
  • Economics and politics : does democracy have a future? / John Markoff
  • Topical essay : activists crusade against sweatshops / Gay W. Seidman
  • At issue : sociology examines a new century
  • The changing face of war / York W. Bradshaw
  • The future of work / Kevin T. Leicht
  • Can the world develop and sustain its environment? / Michael Mayerfeld Bell
  • How many people is too many people? / Diane Lye
  • The global healthcare challenge / Njeri Mbugua
  • Creating positive social change / York W. Bradshaw

内容説明・目次

内容説明

* Written with the conviction that sociology can play a major role (perhaps THE major role) in helping college students understand how their lives are shaped by the complexities of global social forces in our new century. * Helps students develop an approach to thinking about social issues and evaluating claims and arguments that they can use long after the course has ended. * Reflects the following qualities from the sociological tradition: a commitment to the principles of scientific investigation, a deep concern for social issues and human welfare, and a macro approach that takes account of history, geography, and relations between the societies and regions of the globe. * Strives less to introduce sociology, and more to demonstrate the power and value of thinking sociologically about societies today. * Centers on a small number of organizing themes and principles, introduced in Chapter 1 and used throughout the remainder of the text (see detailed table of contents). * Contains 16 chapters and 7 topical essays interspersed between Chapters 1-10. The first 10 chapters are the core foundation of the text. Chapters 11-15 apply sociological thinking to a series of significant global issues including war, work, health, and population growth. Chapter 16 brings the text to a close with a discussion of how individuals and organizations can create positive change in the world. * Written to help teach the process of investigation, the sociological craft of research, critical thinking, and careful analysis. Rather than presenting students with answers, the core Chapters 1-10 are each organized around a specific question or problem selected for its interest to students as well as its importance to the U.S. and the world (see table of contents). Thus, sociological terms and concepts are introduced as they become relevant to the analysis --never for their own sake. * The Topical Essays broaden the coverage of issues and diversity of viewpoints in the text, while the book maintains its overall thematic coherence. Most essays are written by leading scholars and researchers in sociology, save one essayist who is an undergraduate student (Tracey Dawson) and one, a cartoonist (Nick Rutter) who has illustrated Gay Seidman's essay on Sweatshops and Chapters 11-16. * Active Learning Exercises extend and reinforce the emphasis on critical thinking throughout the book. * A Web Site specifically devoted to Sociology For a New Century provides many helpful ways students can strengthen their ability to think and see sociologically. * A Sociological Atlas in the back of the book provides 32 four-color maps of global, sociological information as well as a wealth of web sites and other information resources. * Graphical Displays of Social Data and informative Photographs and Cartoons throughout the chapters make learning easier and more fun. * Teaching Resources, available upon adoption of the text, contains an excellent set of various tests, and an annotated set of literary and visual resources, in addition to an annotated bibliography of teaching resource materials.

目次

Graphics Preface 1. A Global View of Society. How Can Sociology Help Us Understanding Global Trends - Y.W. Bradshaw The Interconnected World Sociology's Contribution to Understanding Global Issues A Global Perspective The Book's Themes: Global Trends A Look Forward Key Concepts Active Learning Topical Essay. My Personal Journey to a Global Perspective - T.J. Dawson 2. Sociology and Society. How Does Sociological Theory Help Us Interpret the World - J.F. Healey The Origins of Sociology The Sociological Perspective The Continuing Relevance of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning Topical Essay. The Globalization of Taste - N. Hart 3. Sociology and Science. How Do Sociologists Investigate Questions about Society? - J.F. Healey Using Science to Examine a Social Problem: Is American Society Disintegrating? Approaching the Problem: The Scientific Method Gathering Data Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning 4. Culture and Society. Can Local Culture Coexist with Global Culture? - J.F. Healey A Sociological Perspective on Culture Culture and Community Elements of Culture The Construction of Culture Culture Change The Globalization of Culture Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning Topical Essay. How Culture Shapes Schooling - S. Brint Topical Essay. Loal Gods and Universal Faiths - L.R. Kurtz 5. Inequality. Are the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer? - J.F. Healey Sociological Perspective on Inequality The Evolution of Inequality Increasing Inequality in the United States Inequality around the Globe Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning 6. Assimilation and Pluralism. Will Racial and Ethnic Groups Persist? - J.F. Healey Global Species Consolidation: Analyzing Race and Ethnicity Social Relations in a Differentiated World Contact Situations: Conquest and Colonization Contact Situations: Immigration Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning 7. Gender. How Is Globalization Affecting Inequalities between Women and Men? - P. Fernandez-Kelly & K.M. Fallon Sociological Perspectives on Gender Relations Gender Inequality Today: A Global Concern Gender in Comparative Perspective Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning Topical Essay. Sex as a Global Commodity - J. Nagel 8. Families. What Is Happening to Families in a Changing World? - D. Lye and Y.W. Bradshaw A Sociological Approach to the Family Recent Trends in Family Life The Causes of Family Change The Conseuquences of Family Change Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning 9. Crime and Punishment. Can Crime be Controlled? - J.F. Healey Defining and Measuring Crime Theorizing about the Causes of Crime Controlling Crime Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning 10. Economics and Politics. Does Democracy Have a Future? - J. Markoff The Rise of the Modern State Globalization and the State, Yesterday and Today Challenges to the Economic and Political Status Quo Threatened Democracy Attempts by States (and Their Citizens) to Control Globalization Conclusion Key Concepts Active Learning Topical Essa. Activists Crusade against Sweatshops - G.W. Seidman PART II. AT ISSUE: SOCIOLOGY EXAMINES A NEW CENTURY 11. The Changing Face of War - Y.W. Bradshaw Yugoslavia, 1990s: Lessons Unlearned Voices of War The Responsibility to Stop Someone Else's War The Limitations of Peacekeeping Five Recommendations for Ending War Thinking about the Topic of War 12. The Future of Work - K.T. Leicht Workplace Change and Your Labor Market Prospects The Social Consequences of the Changing Workplace The Hopes and Fears of the New Workplace Thinking about the Topic of Work 13. Can the World Develop and Sustain Its Environment? - M.M. Bell We Consuming Humans Owning Up to What We Own The Sociology of Environmental Inaction The Social Organization of Consumption Social Power and the Social Organization of Consumption Virtual Environmentalism and the Social Reorganization of Consumption Thinking about the Topic of Sustainable Development 14. How Many People Is Too Many People? - D. Lye How Does Population Grow? How Many People Can Earth Support? Can We Slow Population Growth? A Reality Check Thinking about the Topic of Population Growth 15. The Global Healthcare Challenge - N. Mbugua The Grim Reality of Healthcare in Lower-Income Countries The Great Divide: Haves versus Have-nots The Healthcare Challenge of the Twenty-First Century Thinking about the Topic of Healthcare 16. Creating Positive Social Change - Y.W. Bradshaw What Solutions Does Sociology Suggest? What Can Individuals Do? Thinking about the Topic of Positive Social Change Authors and Contributors References Photo Credits Glossary/Index Appendix: A Sociologist's Atlas - K.M. Fallon

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