Sociology : a down-to-earth approach : core concepts
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Sociology : a down-to-earth approach : core concepts
Pearson, c2010
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
Adapted from Henslin's best-selling comprehensive text, Core Concepts provides in-depth coverage of ten high-priority topics that are the foundation of many introductory sociology courses.
This unique paperback offers a concise and economical format without sacrificing depth of coverage. Unlike a "brief" or "essentials" text, the ten chapters that make up Core Concepts are not edited down from a longer book. Instead, they provide full coverage of those topics that instructors emphasize the most in a one-semester or one-term introductory sociology course. Like Henslin's other texts, it features the author's familiar "down-to-earth" approach and personal writing style that highlight the sociology of everyday life. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares with readers a passion for sociology unmatched by any other introductory text.
Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2: Culture
Chapter 3: Socialization
Chapter 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5: Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 6: Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 7: Social Stratification
Chapter 8: Sex and Gender
Chapter 9: Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 10: Marriage and Family
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. The Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Perspective
The Origins of Sociology
Sexism in Early Sociology
Sociology in North America
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Doing Sociological Research
Research Methods
Ethics in Sociological Research
Chapter 2. Culture
What Is Culture?
Components of Symbolic Culture
Many Cultural Worlds: Subcultures and Countercultures
Values in U.S. Society
Cultural Universals
Technology in the Global Village
Chapter 3. Socialization
What Is Human Nature?
Socialization into the Self and Mind
Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions
Socialization into Gender
Agents of Socialization
Resocialization
Socialization Through the Life Course
Are We Prisoners of Socialization?
Chapter 4. Social Structure and Social Interaction
Levels of Sociological Analysis
The Macrosociological Perspective: Social Structure
Social Institutions
The Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
The Need for Both Macrosociology and Microsociology
Chapter 5. Societies to Social Networks
Social Groups and Societies
The Transformation of Societies
Groups Within Society
Group Dynamics
Chapter 6. Deviance and Social Control
What Is Deviance?
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
Reactions to Deviance
Chapter 7. Social Stratification
Systems of Social Stratification
What Determines Social Class?
Why Is Social Stratification Universal?
Global Stratification: Three Worlds
Sociological Models of Social Class
Consequences of Social Class
Social Mobility
Intergenerational Social Mobility
Poverty
Chapter 8. Sex and Gender
Issues of Sex and Gender
Gender Inequality in Global Perspective
How Females Became a Minority Group
Gender Inequality in the United States
Gender Inequality in Health Care
Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Gender and Violence
The Changing Face of Politics
Glimpsing the Future-With Hope
Chapter 9. Race and Ethnicity
Laying the Sociological Foundation
Theories of Prejudice
Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations
Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States
Looking Toward the Future
Chapter 10. Marriage and Family
Marriage and Family in Global Perspective
Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective
The Family Life Cycle
Diversity in U.S. Families
Trends in U.S. Families
Divorce and Remarriage
Two Sides of Family Life
The Future of Marriage and Family
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