Synopses & Reviews
This is a core text that presents a balanced, unbiased treatment of the essential concepts for introductory sociology. All the perspectives are given equal treatment. This text has always been respected for its admirable author team, scholarship and brevity. This edition will have a new emphasis on the process of doing sociology and integrating material across chapters to show the intersection of concepts. This new feature, entitled Intersections, demonstrates and teaches how to think sociologically by using theoretical analysis and analytic apparatus via data sets (MicroCase). The new focus of this text will promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as apply sociological theory to real-world issues.
Description
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Pentium processor: Windows 95 + Explorer 4.01 ; Macintosh, System 7.5 + Netscape 4.77. Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-476) and indexes.
About the Author
David Brinkerhoff is Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska,Lincoln. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in Seattle, with B.S. and M.S. degrees from Bringham Young University. He has been at the University of Nebraska since 1978, having served as Associate Vice Chancellor since 1991. He has taught family and parent-child relationships, covering such topics as children's work in the family and the effect of economic marginality on the family. He is currently concerned with issues such as introducing technology in the classroom.Lynn White is Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has been at the University of Nebraska since 1974, having served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Director of the Bureau of Sociological Research. She teaches social demography, family, and research methods. Her research has focused on relationships between parents and their adult children over the life course, covering such topics as the empty nest, co-residence, the link between marital quality and parenting experiences, and intergenerational exchange. Her current research on parent-child relationships in adult stepfamilies is funded by a grant from the National Institutes for Child Health and Human Development. Her work has appeared in American Sociological Review and Social Forces as well as in family journals.Suzanne Ortega, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University , was names vice provost for advanced studies and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Missouri, Columbia in the fall of 2000. Before starting at the University of Missouri, she was an Associate Dean in Graduate Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, teaching both introductory sociology and social problems Her interests are directed toward the social psychological consequences of inequality. She is currently working on a National Institute of Mental Health grant to examine rural-urban differences in help-seeking for depression and alcohol abuse. Other projects include: a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment contract for a statewide assessment of substance abuse treatment needs and a Pew Charitable Trust Preparing Future Faculty grant.Rose Weitz, Professor of Women's Studies and Sociology at Arizona State University, received her Ph.D. from Yale University. At Arizona State University, she has served as Director of Women's Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Sociology, and Director of Graduate Studies in Sociology. She is a former President of Sociologists for Women in Society and of the Sociologists' AIDS Network. Her teaching and research interests center on gender, health, and the body. Professor Weitz won Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award in 2005, and her university's Last Lecture Award in 2004. She is also the Chair of the Medical Sociology section of the American Sociological Association.
Table of Contents
1. The Study of Society. 2. Culture. 3. Socialization. 4. Social Structure and Social Interaction. 5. Groups, Networks, and Organizations. 6. Deviance, Crime and Social Control. 7. Stratification. 8. Global Inequality and Globalization. 9. Racial and Ethnic Inequality. 10. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. 11. Age Inequality and Health. 12. Family. 13. Education and Religion. 14. Politics and the Economy. 15. Population and Urban Life. 16. Social Movements, Technology, and Social Change. Glossary. References. Author Index. Subject Index. Photo Credits.