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Table of contents
  1. Preface
  2. 1 An Introduction to Sociology
    1. Introduction
    2. 1.1 What Is Sociology?
    3. 1.2 The History of Sociology
    4. 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
    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
    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
    2. 3.1 What Is Culture?
    3. 3.2 Elements of Culture
    4. 3.3 High, Low, Pop, Sub, Counter-culture 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
    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
    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
    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
    2. 7.1 Deviance and Control
    3. 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
    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
    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
    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
    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
    2. 11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
    3. 11.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
    4. 11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
    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
    2. 12.1 Sex, Gender, Identity, and Expression
    3. 12.2 Gender and Gender Inequality
    4. 12.3 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
    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 Relationships, Marriage, and Family
    1. Introduction
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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. Answer Key
    1. Chapter 1
    2. Chapter 2
    3. Chapter 3
    4. Chapter 4
    5. Chapter 5
    6. Chapter 6
    7. Chapter 7
    8. Chapter 8
    9. Chapter 9
    10. Chapter 10
    11. Chapter 11
    12. Chapter 12
    13. Chapter 13
    14. Chapter 14
    15. Chapter 15
    16. Chapter 16
    17. Chapter 17
    18. Chapter 18
    19. Chapter 19
    20. Chapter 20
    21. Chapter 21
  24. 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 imperialism 3.1 What Is Culture?
Cultural patterns 1.1 What Is Sociology?
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
dependent variable (DV) 2.1 Approaches to Sociological Research
diagnostic framing 21.2 Social Movements
differential association theory 7.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
digital divide 8.1 Technology Today
I
ideal culture 3.2 Elements of Culture
impersonality 6.3 Formal Organizations
independent variables (IV) 2.1 Approaches to Sociological Research
Individual or Interpersonal Racism 11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
industrial societies 4.1 Types of Societies
informal education 16.1 Education around the World
informal sanctions 7.1 Deviance and Control
Information societies 4.1 Types of Societies
instrumental function 6.1 Types of Groups
instrumental leader 6.2 Group Size and Structure
internally displaced person 20.2 Urbanization
intimate partner violence (IPV) 14.3 Challenges Families Face
Iron Rule of Oligarchy 6.3 Formal Organizations
M
Malthusian theory 20.1 Demography and Population
Market socialism 18.1 Economic Systems
McDonaldization of Society 6.3 Formal Organizations
Medical sociology Introduction
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
quantitative data 2.2 Research Methods
Queer Theory 12.3 Sexuality
S
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 3.2 Elements of Culture
scientific method Introduction
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 11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
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
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 and Gender Inequality
Social epidemiology 19.2 Global Health
social facts 1.1 What Is Sociology?
social institution 1.1 What Is Sociology?
social movement industry 21.2 Social Movements
social movement organizations 21.2 Social Movements
social movement sector 21.2 Social Movements
Social movements 21.2 Social Movements
Social stratification 9.1 What Is Social Stratification?
Socialization Introduction
socioeconomic status (SES) 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
V
value neutrality 2.3 Ethical Concerns
value-added theory 21.1 Collective Behavior
victimless crime 7.3 Crime and the Law
Violent crimes 7.3 Crime and the Law
voluntary organizations 6.3 Formal Organizations
Z
zero population growth 20.1 Demography and Population
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