Sociology : a down-to-earth approach

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• Henslin, James M.

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Sociology : a down-to-earth approach

James M. Henslin

Pearson A and B, c2007

8th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (R1-R33) and indexes

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内容説明

This best selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed "down-to-earth" approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The 8th Edition of this highly regarded text retains all the features that have made previous editions so successful. The author has a unique ability to engage students without sacrificing content or talking down to them. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares his passion for sociology with his readers like no other author of an introductory text can.

目次

Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective The Sociological Perspective Seeing the Broader Social Context The Growing Global Context Sociology and the Other Sciences The Natural Sciences The Social Sciences *Down-to-Earth Sociology: An Updated Version of the Old Elephant Story The Goals of Science *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Enjoying A Sociology Quiz--Sociological Findings Versus Common Sense Origins of Sociology Tradition Versus Science Auguste Comte and Positivism Herbert Spencer and Social Darwinism Karl Marx and Class Conflict Emile Durkheim and Social Integration Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic Values in Sociological Research Verstehen and Social Facts Weber and Verstehen Durkheim and Social Facts How Social Facts and Verstehen Fit Together Sexism in Early Sociology Attitudes of the Time Harriet Martineau and Early Social Research *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Listening to an Early Feminist Sociology in North America Early History: The Tension Between Social Reform and Sociological Analysis Jane Addams and Social Reform W.E.B. Du Bois and Race Relations *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Early Sociology in North America: Du Bois and Race Relations Talcott Parsons and C. Wright Mills: Theory Versus Reform The Continuing Tension and the Rise of Applied Sociology *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Careers in Sociology: What Applied Sociologists Do *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Capturing Saddam Hussein: A Surprising Example of Applied Sociology Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology Symbolic Interactionism Functional Analysis Conflict Theory Levels of Analysis: Macro and Micro Putting the Theoretical Perspectives Together Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology Sociology Full Circle: Reform Versus Research *Cultural Diversity in the United States:Studying Job Discrimination: Another Surprising Example of Applied Sociology Globalization Summary and Review Chapter 2 Culture What Is Culture? Culture and Taken-for-Granted Orientations to Life Practicing Cultural Relativism *Cultural Diversity Around the World: You Are What You Eat?: An Exploration in Cultural Relativity Components of Symbolic Culture Gestures Language *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Emoticons: "Written Gestures" for Expressing Yourself Online *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Miami-Language in a Changing City *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Race and Language: Searching for Self-Labels Values, Norms, and Sanctions Folkways and Mores Many Cultural Worlds Subcultures Countercultures Values in U.S. Society An Overview of U.S. Values *Down-to-Earth Sociology:Why Do Native Americans Like Westerns? Value Clusters Value Contradictions and Social Change Emerging Values Culture Wars: When Values Clash Values as Blinders "Ideal" Versus "Real" Culture Cultural Universals Technology in the Global Village The New Technology Cultural Lag and Cultural Change Technology and Cultural Leveling Summary and Review Chapter 3 Socialization What Is Human Nature? *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Heredity or Environment? The Case of Oskar and Jack, Identical Twins Feral Children Isolated Children Institutionalized Children Deprived Animals Socialization into the Self and Mind Cooley and the Looking-Glass Self Mead and Role Taking Piaget and the Development of Reasoning Global Aspects of the Self and Reasoning *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Do You See What I See?: Eastern and Western Ways of Perceiving and Thinking Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions Freud and the Development of Personality Kohlberg, Gilligan, and the Development of Morality Socialization into Emotions *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Signs of the Times: Are We Becoming Ik? Society Within Us: The Self and Emotions as Social Control Socialization into Gender Gender Messages in the Family Gender Messages from Peers Gender Messages in the Mass Media *Mass Media in Social Life: From Xena, Warrior Princess, to Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: Changing Images of Women in the Mass Media Agents of Socialization The Family The Neighborhood Religion Day Care The School *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Caught Between Two Worlds Peer Groups Sports and Competitive Success The Workplace Resocialization Total Institutions *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Boot Camp as a Total Institution Socialization Through the Life Course Childhood Adolescence Young Adulthood The Middle Years The Older Years The Sociological Significance of the Life Course Are We Prisoners of Socialization? Summary and Review Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction Levels of Sociological Analysis Macrosociology and Microsociology The Macrosociological Perspective: Social Structure The Sociological Significance of Social Structure *Down-to-Earth Sociology: College Football as Social Structure Culture Social Class Social Status Roles Groups Social Institutions The Sociological Significance of Social Institutions An Example: The Mass Media as an Emerging Social Institution Comparing Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives Changes in Social Structure What Holds Society Together? *Cultural Diversity in the United States: The Amish: Gemeinschaft Community in a Gesellschaft Society The Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life Symbolic Interaction *Down-to-Earth Sociology:Beauty May Be Only Skin Deep, But Its Effects Go On Forever: Stereotypes in Everyday Life *Mass Media in Social Life: You Can't Be Thin Enough: Body Images and the Mass Media Dramaturgy: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Ethnomethodology: Uncovering Background Assumptions The Social Construction of Reality The Need for Both Macrosociology and Microsociology Summary and Review Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research What Is a Valid Sociological Topic? Common Sense and the Need for Sociological Research A Research Model 1. Selecting a Topic 2. Defining the Problem 3. Reviewing the Literature 4. Formulating a Hypothesis 5. Choosing a Research Method 6. Collecting the Data 7. Analyzing the Results 8. Sharing the Results Research Methods Surveys *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Loading the Dice: How Not to Do Research Participant Observation (Fieldwork) Secondary Analysis Documents Experiments *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Hawthorne Experiments Unobtrusive Measures Deciding Which Method to Use *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Applied Sociology: Marketing Research as a Blend of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Gender in Sociological Research Ethics in Sociological Research Protecting the Subjects: The Brajuha Research Misleading the Subjects: The Humphreys Research How Research and Theory Work Together The Real World: When the Ideal Meets the Real Summary and Review Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks Societies and Their Transformation Hunting and Gathering Societies Pastoral and Horticultural Societies Agricultural Societies Industrial Societies Postindustrial (Information) Societies Bioeconomic Societies: Is a New Type of Society Emerging? *Sociology and the New Technology:"So, You Want to Be Yourself?" Cloning in the Coming Bioeconomy Groups Within Society Primary Groups Secondary Groups In-Groups and Out-Groups Reference Groups Social Networks *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Facebooking: The Lazy (But Efficient) Way to Meet Friends *Cultural Diversity in the United States: How Our Own Social Networks Perpetuate Social Inequality A New Group: Electronic Communities Group Dynamics Effects of Group Size on Stability and Intimacy Effects of Group Size on Attitudes and Behavior Leadership The Power of Peer Pressure: The Asch Experiment The Power of Authority: The Milgram Experiment Global Consequences of Group Dynamics: Groupthink Summary and Review Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations The Rationalization of Society Why Did Society Change? Marx: Capitalism Broke Tradition Weber: Religion Broke Tradition Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy Formal Organizations The Characteristics of Bureaucracies "Ideal" Versus "Real" Bureaucracy *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The McDonaldization of Society Dysfunctions of Bureaucracies Goal Displacement and the Perpetuation of Bureaucracies The Sociological Significance of Bureaucracies Voluntary Associations Functions of Voluntary Associations Shared Interests The Problem of Oligarchy Working for the Corporation Stereotypes and the "Hidden" Corporate Culture Humanizing the Corporate Culture Attempts to Humanize the Work Setting The Conflict Perspective Technology and the Control of Workers *Sociology and the New Technology: Cyberloafers and Cybersleuths: Surfing at Work U.S. and Japanese Corporations How the Corporations Differ The Myth Versus Reality *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Japanese and U.S. Corporations in an Age of Greed Summary and Review Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control What Is Deviance? *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective How Norms Make Social Life Possible Sanctions Shaming and Degradation Ceremonies Competing Explanations of Deviance: Sociology, Sociobiology, and Psychology The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Differential Association Theory Control Theory Labeling Theory *Mass Media in Social Life: Pornography on the Internet: Freedom Versus Censorship The Functionalist Perspective Can Deviance Really Be Functional for Society? Strain Theory: How Social Values Produce Deviance Illegitimate Opportunity Structures: Social Class and Crime *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Islands in the Street: Urban Gangs in the United States The Conflict Perspective Class, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System Power and Inequality The Law as an Instrument of Oppression Reactions to Deviance Street Crime and Prisons The Decline in Crime Recidivism The Death Penalty and Bias *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Killer Next Door: Serial Murderers in Our Midst Legal Change The Trouble with Official Statistics The Medicalization of Deviance: Mental Illness The Need for a More Humane Approach Summary and Review Chapter 9 Global Stratification Systems of Social Stratification Slavery *Mass Media in Social Life: What Price Freedom? Slavery Today Caste Estate Class Global Stratification and the Status of Females What Determines Social Class? Karl Marx: The Means of Production Max Weber: Property, Prestige, and Power Why Is Social Stratification Universal? The Functionalist View: Motivating Qualified People The Conflict Perspective: Class Conflict and Scarce Resources Lenski's Synthesis How Do Elites Maintain Stratification? Ideology Versus Force Comparative Social Stratification Social Stratification in Great Britain Social Stratification in the Former Soviet Union Global Stratification: Three Worlds The Most Industrialized Nations The Industrializing Nations The Least Industrialized Nations Modifying the Model How Did the World's Nations Become Stratified? Colonialism World System Theory Culture of Poverty Evaluating the Theories Maintaining Global Stratification Neocolonialism Multinational Corporations Technology and Global Domination A Concluding Note Summary and Review Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States What Is Social Class? Wealth *Down-to-Earth Sociology: How the Super-Rich Live Power Prestige Status Inconsistency *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Big Win: Life After the Lottery Sociological Models of Social Class Updating Marx Updating Weber Social Class in the Automobile Industry Consequences of Social Class Physical Health Mental Health Family Life Education Religion Politics Crime and the Criminal Justice System Social Class and the Changing Economy Social Mobility Three Types of Social Mobility Women in Studies of Social Mobility Interpreting Statistics on Social Mobility The Pain of Social Mobility *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Social Class and the Upward Social Mobility of African Americans Poverty Drawing the Poverty Line *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Exploring Myths About the Poor Who Are the Poor? Children of Poverty The Dynamics of Poverty Why Are People Poor? Welfare Reform Deferred Gratification *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Poverty: A Personal Journey Where Is Horatio Alger? The Social Functions of a Myth Summary and Review Chapter 11 Sex and Gender Issues of Sex and Gender Gender Differences in Behavior: Biology or Culture? The Dominant Position in Sociology Opening the Door to Biology * Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Gender Gap in Math and Science: A National Debate Gender Inequality in Global Perspective How Females Became a Minority Group *Cultural Diversity Around the World: "Pssst. You Wanna Buy a Bride?" China in Transition The Origins of Patriarchy Sex Typing of Work Gender and the Prestige of Work Other Areas of Global Discrimination *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Female Circumcision Gender Inequality in the United States Fighting Back: The Rise of Feminism Gender Inequality in Health Care *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Cold-Hearted Surgeons and Their Women Victims Gender Inequality in Education Gender Inequality in Everyday Life Gender Inequality in the Workplace The Pay Gap The Cracking Glass Ceiling Gender and the Control of Workers Sexual Harassment--and Worse Gender and Violence Violence Against Women Feminism and Gendered Violence Solutions The Changing Face of Politics Glimpsing the Future-With Hope Summary and Review Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity Laying the Sociological Foundation Race: Myth and Reality *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Tiger Woods and the Emerging Multiracial Identity: Mapping New Ethnic Terrain *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Can a Plane Ride Change Your Race? Ethnic Groups Minority Groups and Dominant Groups How People Construct Their Racial-Ethnic Identity PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION Learning Prejudice *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Racist Mind Individual and Institutional Discrimination Theories of Prejudice Psychological Perspectives Sociological Perspectives Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations Genocide Population Transfer Internal Colonialism Segregation *Cultural Diversity in the United States and Around the World: "You Can Work for Us, But You Can't Live Near Us" Assimilation Multiculturalism (Pluralism) Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States European Americans *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack: Exploring Cultural Privilege Latinos (Hispanics) African Americans *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Stealth Racism in the Rental Market: What You Reveal by Your Voice Asian Americans Native Americans Looking Toward the Future The Immigration Debate *Cultural Diversity in the United States: Glimpsing the Future: The Shifting U.S. Racial-Ethnic Mix Affirmative Action Toward a True Multicultural Society Summary and Review Chapter 13 The Elderly Aging in Global Perspective The Social Construction of Aging Industrialization and the Graying of the Globe The Graying of America The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Deciding When You Are Old What Does Old Age Mean? Changing Perceptions of the Elderly *Cultural Diversity Around the World: China: Changing Sentiment About the Elderly The Influence of the Mass Media *Mass Media in Social Life: Shaping Our Perceptions of the Elderly The Functionalist Perspective Disengagement Theory Activity Theory Continuity Theory The Conflict Perspective Social Security Legislation Intergenerational Conflict *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Changing Sentiment About the U.S. Elderly Fighting Back Problems of Dependency Gender and Old Age *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Feisty to the End: Gender Roles Among the Elderly Nursing Homes Elder Abuse The Elderly Poor The Sociology of Death and Dying Industrialization and the New Technology Death as a Process Hospices Suicide and Age Adjusting to Death Looking Toward the Future Summary and Review Chapter 14 The Economy The Transformation of Economic Systems Preindustrial Societies: The Birth of Inequality Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine Postindustrial Societies: The Birth of the Information Age *Sociology and the New Technology: "Your Name Is What? You Live Where? But You Sound Like You're Right Next Door." Biotech Societies: The Merger of Biology and Economics Implications for Your Life The Transformation of the Medium of Exchange Earliest Mediums of Exchange Medium of Exchange in Agricultural Societies Medium of Exchange in Industrial Societies Medium of Exchange in Postindustrial Societies World Economic Systems Capitalism Socialism Ideologies of Capitalism and Socialism *Mass Media in Social Life: Greed Is Good-Selling the American Dream Criticisms of Capitalism and Socialism The Convergence of Capitalism and Socialism *Cultural Diversity Around the World: No Cash? No Problem! Barter in the Former Soviet Union The Functionalist Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism The New Global Division of Labor *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Doing Business in the Global Village Ownership and Management of Corporations Functions and Disfunctions on a Global Scale The Conflict Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism The Inner Circle of Corporate Capitalism Interlocking Directorates Global Investing Work in U.S. Society The Decline of Agriculture and the Transition to Postindustrial Society Women and Work *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Women in Business: Maneuvering the Male Culture The Underground Economy Stagnant Paychecks Patterns of Work and Leisure Facing the Future: Implications of Global Capitalism Global Trade: Inequalities and Conflict New Technologies and Downsizing: Utopia or Nightmare? Summary and Review Chapter 15 Politics Micropolitics and Macropolitics Power, Authority, and Violence Authority and Legitimate Violence Traditional Authority Rational-Legal Authority Charismatic Authority Authority as Ideal Type The Transfer of Authority Types of Government Monarchies: The Rise of the State Democracies: Citizenship as a Revolutionary Idea *Mass Media in Social Life: Politics and Democracy in a Technological Society Dictatorships and Oligarchies: The Seizure of Power The U.S. Political System Political Parties and Elections Contrast with Democratic Systems in Europe Voting Patterns *Cultural Diversity in the United States: The Politics of Immigrants: Power, Ethnicity, and Social Class Lobbyists and Special-Interest Groups PACs in U.S. Elections Who Rules the United States? The Functionalist Perspective: Pluralism The Conflict Perspective: The Power Elite, or Ruling Class Which View Is Right? War and Terrorism: Ways to Implement Political Objectives Is War Universal? How Common Is War? Why Nations Go to War Costs of War Sowing the Seeds of Future Wars Terrorism *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Is Big Brother Knocking on the Door? Civil Liberties and Homeland Security *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Weapons of Mass Destruction War and Dehumanization * Down-to-Earth Sociology: Prisoner Abuse at Abu Ghraib: A Normal Event A New World Order? *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Roadblocks in the Path to the New World Order: The Globalization of Capitalism Versus the Resurgence of Nationalism Summary and Review Chapter 16 Marriage and Family Marriage and Family in Global Perspective What Is a Family? Common Cultural Themes *Cultural Diversity Around the World: Watching Out for Kids: Gender Equality and Family Life in Sweden Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective The Functionalist Perspective: Functions and Dysfunctions The Conflict Perspective: Gender and Power The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Gender and the Meanings of Marriage The Family Life Cycle Love and Courtship in Global Perspective *Cultural Diversity Around the World: East Is East and West Is West: Love and Arranged Marriage in India Marriage Childbirth and Childrearing Family Transitions in Later Life Diversity in U.S. Families African American Families Latino Families Asian American Families Native American Families One-Parent Families Families Without Children *Sociology and the New Technology: The Brave New World of High-Tech Reproduction: Where Technology Outpaces Law and Sometimes Common Sense Blended Families Gay and Lesbian Families Trends in U.S. Families Postponing Marriage and Childbirth Cohabitation *Down-to-Earth Sociology: "You Want Us to Live Together? What Do You Mean By That?" Unmarried Mothers Grandparents as Parents The "Sandwich Generation" and Elder Care Divorce and Remarriage Problems in Measuring Divorce *Down-to-Earth Sociology: "What Are Your Chances of Getting Divorced?" Children of Divorce Grandchildren of Divorce The Absent Father and Serial Fatherhood The Ex-Spouses Remarriage Two Sides of Family Life The Dark Side of Family Life: Battering, Child Abuse, Marital Rape, and Incest *Down-to-Earth Sociology: "Why Doesn't She Just Leave?" The Dilemma of Abused Women The Bright Side of Family Life: Successful Marriages The Future of Marriage and Family *Down-to-Earth Sociology: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work Summary and Review Chapter 17 Education The Development of Modern Education Education in Earlier Societies Industrialization and Universal Education *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Community Colleges: Challenges Old and New Education in Global Perspective Education in the Most Industrialized Nations: Japan Education in the Industrializing Nations: Russia Education in the Least Industrialized Nations: Egypt The Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits Teaching Knowledge and Skills Cultural Transmission of Values Social Integration Gatekeeping Replacing Family Functions *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Home Schooling: The Search for Quality and Values Other Functions The Conflict Perspective: Perpetuating social inequality The Hidden Curriculum *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Kindergarten as Boot Camp Tilting the Tests: Discrimination by IQ Stacking the Deck: Unequal Funding The Correspondence Principle The Bottom Line: Family Background and the Educational System The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Fulfilling Teacher Expectations The Rist Research The Rosenthal-Jacobson Experiment How Do Teacher Expectations Work? *Sociology and the New Technology: Internet University: No Walls, No Ivy, No All Night Parties *Sociology and the New Technology: Capitalism and Distance Learning: Selling Education in Cyberspace Problems in U.S. Education-and Their Solutions Problems: Mediocrity and Violence *Mass Media in Social Life: School Shootings: Exploring a Myth Solutions: Safety, Standards, and Other Reforms Summary and Review Chapter 18 Religion What Is Religion? The Functionalist Perspective Functions of Religion *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Religion and Health: What We Know and Don't Know Functional Equivalents of Religion Dysfunctions of Religion *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Terrorism and the Mind of God The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Religious Symbols Rituals Beliefs Religious Experience Community The Conflict Perspective Opium of the People A Legitimation of Social Inequalities Religion and the Spirit of Capitalism The World's Major Religions Judaism Christianity Islam *Cultural Diversity in the United States: The New Neighbor: Islam in the United States Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Types of Religious Groups Cult Sect Church Ecclesia Variations in Patterns When Religion and Culture Conflict Religion in the United States Characteristics of Members Characteristics of Religious Groups *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Bikers and Bibles Secularization of Religion and Culture The Future of Religion *Mass Media in Social Life: God on the Net: The Online Marketing of Religion Summary and Review Chapter 19 Medicine and Health Sociology and the Study of Medicine and Health The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective The Role of Culture in Defining Health and Illness *Cultural Diversity in the United States: "You Don't Know What Empacho Is? What Kind of a Doctor Are You?" The Components of Health The Functionalist Perspective The Sick Role The Conflict Perspective Effects of Global Stratification on Health Care * Down-to-Earth Sociology: "Where Did You Get That New Liver?" The International Black Market in Human Body Parts Establishing a Monopoly on U.S. Health Care *Down-to-Earth Sociology: To Establish a Monopoly, Eliminate Your Competition: How Physicians Defeated Midwives Historical Patterns of Health Physical Health Mental Health Issues in Health Care Medical Care: A Right or a Commodity? Social Inequality Malpractice Suits and Defensive Medicine Medical Incompetence Depersonalization: The Medical Cash Machine Conflict of Interest Medical Fraud Sexism and Racism in Medicine The Medicalization of Society Medically Assisted Suicide Curbing Costs: Issues in Health Insurance *Sociology and the New Technology: Who Should Live, and Who Should Die? The Dilemma of Rationing Medical Care Threats to Health HIV/AIDS Obesity and Skinniness Drugs: Alcohol and Nicotine Disabling Environments Misguided, Foolish, and Callous Experiments The Globalization of Disease The Search for Alternatives Treatment or Prevention? Alternative Medicine HEALTH CARE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE * Cultural Diversity Around the World: Health Care in Sweden, Russia, and China Summary and Review Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization Population in Global Perspective A Planet with No Space for Enjoying Life? The New Malthusians The Anti-Malthusians Who Is Correct? Why Are People Starving? Population Growth Down-to-Earth Sociology: How the Tsunami Can Help Us to Understand Population Growth Why the Least Industrialized Nations Have So Many Children Implications of Different Rates of Growth The Three Demographic Variables Problems in Forecasting Population Growth Cultural Diversity Around the World: Killing Little Girls: An Ancient and Thriving Practice Urbanization The Development of Cities The Process of Urbanization U.S. Urban Patterns *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Reclaiming Harlem: "It Feeds My Soul" The Rural Rebound Models of Urban Growth The Concentric Zone Model The Sector Model The Multiple-Nuclei Model The Peripheral Model Critique of the Models Cultural Diversity Around the World: Why City Slums Are Better Than the Country: Urbanization in the Least Industrialized Nations City Life Alienation and Community Who Lives in the City? Urban Sentiment: Finding a Familiar World The Norm of Noninvolvement and the Diffusion of Responsibility *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Urban Fear and the Gated Fortress Urban Problems and Social Policy Suburbanization Disinvestment and Deindustrialization The Potential of Urban Revitalization Summary and Review Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements Collective Behavior Early Explanations: The Transformation of the Individual How the Crowd Transforms the Individual The Acting Crowd The Contemporary View: The Rationality of the Crowd The Minimax Strategy Emergent Norms Forms of Collective Behavior Riots Rumors *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Rumors and Riots: An Eyewitness Account to the Tulsa Riot *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Danger Lurks Everywhere: The Internet and the Uncertainty of Life Panics and Mass Hysteria Down-to-Earth Sociology: Mass Hysteria Moral Panics Fads and Fashions Urban Legends Social Movements Types and Tactics of Social Movements Types of Social Movements Tactics of Social Movements Propaganda and the Mass Media Down-to-Earth Sociology: "Tricks of the Trade"-Deception and Persuasion in Propaganda Why People Join Social Movements Mass Society Theory Deprivation Theory Moral Issues and Ideological Commitment A Special Case: The Agent Provocateur On the Success and Failure of Social Movements The Stages of Social Movements The Rocky Road to Success Summary and Review Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment How Social Change Transforms Social Life The Four Social Revolutions From Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft Capitalism, Modernization, and Industrialization Social Movements Conflict, Power, and Global Politics Theories and Processes of Social Change Cultural Evolution Natural Cycles Conflict Over Power Ogburn's Theory Sociology and the New Technology: From the Luddites to the Unabomber: Opposition to Technology How Technology Changes Society The Extent of the Transformation When Old Technology Was New: The Impact of the Automobile The Cutting Edge of Change *Down-to-Earth Sociology: The Coming Star Wars Cyberspace and Social Inequality The Growth Machine Versus the Earth Environmental Problems in the Most Industrialized Nations *Down-to-Earth Sociology: Corporations and Big Welfare Bucks: How to Get Paid to Pollute Environmental Problems in the Industrializing and Least Industrialized Nations *Cultural Diversity Around the World: The Rainforests: Lost Tribes, Lost Knowledge The Environmental Movement Environmental Sociology Summary and Review Epilogue Glossary Suggested Readings References Name Index Subject Index

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• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB07691749
• ISBN:
  • 0205473059
• LCCN: 2005046482
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boston
• ページ数/冊数: xlvii, 672, [80] p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HM586
  • DC22 : 301
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Sociology