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Textbook Details
By Steven E. Barkan
- Published
- December 2016
- Discipline
- Sociology Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital)
- 978-1-4533-7899-1
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World is available in both a comprehensive and a brief edition. Both versions are written for those who value the body of sociological knowledge for its power to help change lives for the better. This book encourages students to develop a sociological perspective on how to improve society, its relevance, and how to make a difference in the world beyond them.
Brief Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Sociology and the Sociological Perspective
- Chapter 2: Eye on Society: Doing Sociological Research
- Chapter 3: Culture
- Chapter 4: Socialization
- Chapter 5: Social Structure and Social Interaction
- Chapter 6: Groups and Organizations
- Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
- Chapter 8: Social Stratification
- Chapter 9: Global Stratification
- Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
- Chapter 11: Gender and Gender Inequality
- Chapter 12: Aging and the Elderly
- Chapter 13: Work and the Economy
- Chapter 14: Politics and Government
- Chapter 15: The Family
- Chapter 16: Education
- Chapter 17: Religion
- Chapter 18: Health and Medicine
- Chapter 19: Population and Urbanization
- Chapter 20: Social Change and the Environment
- Chapter 21: Collective Behavior and Social Movements
- Chapter 22: Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World