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Introduction to Sociology 2e

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  1. Preface
  2. 1 An Introduction to Sociology
    1. Introduction to Sociology
    2. 1.1 What Is Sociology?
    3. 1.2 The History of Sociology
    4. 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
    5. 1.4 Why Study Sociology?
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  3. 2 Sociological Research
    1. Introduction to Sociological Research
    2. 2.1 Approaches to Sociological Research
    3. 2.2 Research Methods
    4. 2.3 Ethical Concerns
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  4. 3 Culture
    1. Introduction to Culture
    2. 3.1 What Is Culture?
    3. 3.2 Elements of Culture
    4. 3.3 Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change
    5. 3.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  5. 4 Society and Social Interaction
    1. Introduction to Society and Social Interaction
    2. 4.1 Types of Societies
    3. 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Society
    4. 4.3 Social Constructions of Reality
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  6. 5 Socialization
    1. Introduction to Socialization
    2. 5.1 Theories of Self-Development
    3. 5.2 Why Socialization Matters
    4. 5.3 Agents of Socialization
    5. 5.4 Socialization Across the Life Course
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  7. 6 Groups and Organization
    1. Introduction to Groups and Organizations
    2. 6.1 Types of Groups
    3. 6.2 Group Size and Structure
    4. 6.3 Formal Organizations
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  8. 7 Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
    1. Introduction to Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
    2. 7.1 Deviance and Control
    3. 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
    4. 7.3 Crime and the Law
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  9. 8 Media and Technology
    1. Introduction to Media and Technology
    2. 8.1 Technology Today
    3. 8.2 Media and Technology in Society
    4. 8.3 Global Implications of Media and Technology
    5. 8.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Media and Technology
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  10. 9 Social Stratification in the United States
    1. Introduction to Social Stratification in the United States
    2. 9.1 What Is Social Stratification?
    3. 9.2 Social Stratification and Mobility in the United States
    4. 9.3 Global Stratification and Inequality
    5. 9.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  11. 10 Global Inequality
    1. Introduction to Global Inequality
    2. 10.1 Global Stratification and Classification
    3. 10.2 Global Wealth and Poverty
    4. 10.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  12. 11 Race and Ethnicity
    1. Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
    2. 11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
    3. 11.2 Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
    4. 11.3 Theories of Race and Ethnicity
    5. 11.4 Intergroup Relationships
    6. 11.5 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
    7. Key Terms
    8. Section Summary
    9. Section Quiz
    10. Short Answer
    11. Further Research
    12. References
  13. 12 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
    1. Introduction to Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
    2. 12.1 Sex and Gender
    3. 12.2 Gender
    4. 12.3 Sex and Sexuality
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  14. 13 Aging and the Elderly
    1. Introduction to Aging and the Elderly
    2. 13.1 Who Are the Elderly? Aging in Society
    3. 13.2 The Process of Aging
    4. 13.3 Challenges Facing the Elderly
    5. 13.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  15. 14 Marriage and Family
    1. Introduction to Marriage and Family
    2. 14.1 What Is Marriage? What Is a Family?
    3. 14.2 Variations in Family Life
    4. 14.3 Challenges Families Face
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  16. 15 Religion
    1. Introduction to Religion
    2. 15.1 The Sociological Approach to Religion
    3. 15.2 World Religions
    4. 15.3 Religion in the United States
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  17. 16 Education
    1. Introduction to Education
    2. 16.1 Education around the World
    3. 16.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Education
    4. 16.3 Issues in Education
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  18. 17 Government and Politics
    1. Introduction to Government and Politics
    2. 17.1 Power and Authority
    3. 17.2 Forms of Government
    4. 17.3 Politics in the United States
    5. 17.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
    6. Key Terms
    7. Section Summary
    8. Section Quiz
    9. Short Answer
    10. Further Research
    11. References
  19. 18 Work and the Economy
    1. Introduction to Work and the Economy
    2. 18.1 Economic Systems
    3. 18.2 Globalization and the Economy
    4. 18.3 Work in the United States
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  20. 19 Health and Medicine
    1. Introduction to Health and Medicine
    2. 19.1 The Social Construction of Health
    3. 19.2 Global Health
    4. 19.3 Health in the United States
    5. 19.4 Comparative Health and Medicine
    6. 19.5 Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
    7. Key Terms
    8. Section Summary
    9. Section Quiz
    10. Short Answer
    11. Further Research
    12. References
  21. 20 Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
    1. Introduction to Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
    2. 20.1 Demography and Population
    3. 20.2 Urbanization
    4. 20.3 The Environment and Society
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. Further Research
    10. References
  22. 21 Social Movements and Social Change
    1. Introduction to Social Movements and Social Change
    2. 21.1 Collective Behavior
    3. 21.2 Social Movements
    4. 21.3 Social Change
    5. Key Terms
    6. Section Summary
    7. Section Quiz
    8. Short Answer
    9. References
  23. Index
C
career inheritance 18.1 Economic Systems
carrying capacity 20.1 Demography and Population
Casual crowds 21.1 Collective Behavior
charismatic authority 17.1 Power and Authority
clear division of labor 6.3 Formal Organizations
code of ethics 2.3 Ethical Concerns
Coercive organizations 6.3 Formal Organizations
collective behavior 21.1 Collective Behavior
concentric zone model 20.2 Urbanization
constitutional monarchies 17.2 Forms of Government
content analysis 2.2 Research Methods
Conventional crowds 21.1 Collective Behavior
Convergence theory 18.1 Economic Systems
Cornucopian theory 20.1 Demography and Population
corporate crime 7.3 Crime and the Law
corrections system 7.3 Crime and the Law
correlation 2.2 Research Methods
criminal justice system 7.3 Crime and the Law
crowdsourcing 21.3 Social Change
Cultural deviance theory 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
cultural imperialism 3.1 What Is Culture?
Cultural relativism 3.1 What Is Culture?
Cultural transmission 16.1 Education around the World
Cultural universals 3.1 What Is Culture?
culture shock 3.1 What Is Culture?
D
Democratic leaders 6.2 Group Size and Structure
Demographic transition theory 20.1 Demography and Population
denomination 15.2 World Religions
diagnostic framing 21.2 Social Movements
differential association theory 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
digital divide 8.1 Technology Today
doing gender 12.2 Gender
dramaturgical analysis 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
dynamic equilibrium 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
M
Malthusian theory 20.1 Demography and Population
Manifest functions 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
Market socialism 18.1 Economic Systems
Material culture 3.1 What Is Culture?
McDonaldization of Society 6.3 Formal Organizations
megalopolis 20.2 Urbanization
Mercantilism 18.1 Economic Systems
meritocracies 6.3 Formal Organizations
metropolis 20.2 Urbanization
Modernization 21.3 Social Change
motivational framing 21.2 Social Movements
N
Negative sanctions 7.1 Deviance and Control
net neutrality 8.1 Technology Today
New social movement theory 21.2 Social Movements
No Child Left Behind Act 16.3 Issues in Education
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) 21.2 Social Movements
Nonmaterial culture 3.1 What Is Culture?
nonreactive research 2.2 Research Methods
Nonviolent crimes 7.3 Crime and the Law
Normative organizations 6.3 Formal Organizations
P
participant observation 2.2 Research Methods
Pastoral societies 4.1 Types of Societies
patrimonialism 17.1 Power and Authority
personality disorders 19.3 Health in the United States
physician-assisted suicide 13.2 The Process of Aging
polytheistic 15.2 World Religions
population composition 20.1 Demography and Population
population pyramid 20.1 Demography and Population
Positive sanctions 7.1 Deviance and Control
primary data 2.2 Research Methods
primary groups 6.1 Types of Groups
Prognostic framing 21.2 Social Movements
Q
qualitative data 2.2 Research Methods
Qualitative sociology 1.2 The History of Sociology
quantitative data 2.2 Research Methods
Quantitative sociology 1.2 The History of Sociology
Queer Theory 12.3 Sex and Sexuality
S
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 3.2 Elements of Culture
secondary aging 13.2 The Process of Aging
secondary data analysis 2.2 Research Methods, 2.2 Research Methods
secondary groups 6.1 Types of Groups
sedimentation of racial inequality 11.2 Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
selective optimization with compensation theory 13.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
self-fulfilling prophecy 4.3 Social Constructions of Reality
self-report study 7.3 Crime and the Law
Sexism 12.2 Gender
sexual orientation 12.1 Sex and Gender
shaken-baby syndrome 14.3 Challenges Families Face
significant others, 1.2 The History of Sociology
social change 21.3 Social Change
social construction of race 11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
social construction of sexuality 12.2 Gender
social disorganization theory 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
Social epidemiology 19.2 Global Health
social institutions, 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
social movement industry 21.2 Social Movements
Social movements 21.2 Social Movements
social solidarity 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
Social stratification 9.1 What Is Social Stratification?
sociological imagination 1.1 What Is Sociology?
stereotype interchangeability 19.3 Health in the United States
stigmatization of illness 19.1 The Social Construction of Health
street crime 7.3 Crime and the Law
structural unemployment 18.3 Work in the United States
subculture of aging theory 13.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
Subjective poverty 10.2 Global Wealth and Poverty
subsistence farming 18.1 Economic Systems
sustainable development 20.2 Urbanization
Symbolic interactionism 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
Z
zero population growth 20.1 Demography and Population
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