Synopses & Reviews
This introduction to sociology helps individuals explore how they learn and how to use learning strategies for more effective study. Its four-part organization covers specific topics under the headings of: perspective and method, social inequality, social institutions, and working for change. A focus on deviance and crime includes an extensive discussion of crime, crime rates, and the criminal justice system. For those pondering some of the many issues facing society today.
Table of Contents
Part I: Perspective and Method
Chapter 1: What Is Sociology?
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Chapter 3:Culture, Society, and Social Change
Chapter 4: Socialization
Chapter 5; Deviance and Crime
Chapter 6: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations
Part II: Social Inequality
Chapter 6: Inequalities of Social Class
Chapter 7: Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 8: Inequalities of Gender
Part III: Social Institutions
Chapter 9: The Economy
Chapter 10: The Political Order
Chapter 11: Marriage and Family
Chapter 12: Education
Chapter 13: Religion
Chapter 14” Medicine and Health Care
Part IV: Working for Change
Chapter 15: Population, Ecology, and Urbanization
Chapter 16: Collective Social Action