Introduction to sociology
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Introduction to sociology
SAGE, c2016
Ed. 3
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers.
The Third Edition of Introduction to Sociology, thoroughly revised and updated, continues to show students the relevance of the introductory sociology course to their lives. While providing a rock-solid foundation, Ritzer illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, as well as some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization, consumer culture, the Internet, and the "McDonaldization" of society. As technology flattens the globe, students are challenged to apply a sociological perspective to their world, and to see how "public" sociologists are engaging with the critical issues of today.
Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
Table of Contents
Letter from the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age
The Changing Nature of the Social World-and Sociology
Central Concerns for a Twenty-First-Century Sociology
Sociology: Continuity and Change
The Social Construction of Reality
Sociology's Purpose: Science or Social Reform?
Sociology, the Other Social Sciences, and Common Sense
Chapter 2: Thinking Sociologically
The Giants of Classical Sociological Theory
Other Important Early Theorists
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Chapter 3: Researching the Social World
The Scientific Method
The Development of Scientific Knowledge
Sociological Research
Secondary Data Analysis
Issues in Social Research
Chapter 4: Culture
A Definition of Culture
The Basic Elements of Culture
Cultural Differences
Emerging Issues in Culture
Chapter 5: Socialization and Interaction
The Individual and the Self
The Individual as Performer
Socialization
Interaction
Micro-Level Social Structures
Chapter 6: Organizations, Societies, and the Global Domain
Organizations
Contemporary Organizational Realities
Societies
The Global Domain
Chapter 7: Deviance and Crime
Deviance
Theories of Deviance
Crime
Chapter 8: Social Stratification in the United States
Dimensions of Social Stratification
Economic Inequality
Social Mobility
Theories of Social Stratification
Consumption and Social Stratification
Chapter 9: Global Stratification
Positions in Global Stratification
Global Economic Inequalities
Changing Positions in Global Stratification
Theories of Global Stratification
Consumption and Global Stratification
Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
The Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
Majority-Minority Relations
Racism
Race and Ethnicity in a Global Context
Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality
Gender and Sex
The Sociology of Sexuality
Sexuality, Gender, and Globalization
Global Flows Related to Gender
Chapter 12: Families
Family, Marriage, and Intimate Relationships
Broad Changes in Marriage and the Family
Theorizing the Family
Problems in the Family
Global Families
Chapter 13: Education
Thinking about Education
Education and Consumption
Inequality in Education
Chapter 14: Religion
Early Sociologists and Religion
What Is Religion?
Components of Religion
Types of Religious Institutions
Theorizing Religion
Religion and Globalization
Chapter 15: Politics and the Economy
Politics: Democracy or Dictatorship
Who Rules the United States?
Global Politics
The U.S. Economy: From Industrialization to Deindustrialization
Work, Consumption, and Leisure
Globalization and the Economy
Chapter 16: The Body, Medicine, Health, and Health Care
The Body
The Sociology of Health and Medicine
Globalization and Health
Chapter 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
Population
Urbanization
The Environment
Chapter 18: Social Change, Social Movements, and Collective Action
Social Movements
Collective Action
Social Change: Globalization, Consumption, and the Internet
Glossary
References
Photo Credits
Index
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