| Description |
xxix, 548 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Chapter 1 What Is Sociology? 2 -- Chapter Preview 3 -- The Sociological Viewpoint 4 -- The Origins of Sociology and Three Central Figures: Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, -- and Max Weber 7 -- Karl Marx (1818-1883) 8 -- Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) 11 -- Max Weber (1864-1920) 12 -- Marx, Durkheim, and Weber Compared 13 -- Perspectives within Sociology 13 -- The Functionalist Perspective 14 -- The Conflict Perspective 15 -- Sociological Research and Research Methods 16 -- Qualitative Methods 17 -- Quantitative Methods 19 -- Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Compared 21 -- Ethics and Research 21 -- Sociology and the Twenty-First Century 23 -- Chapter 2 Culture, Society, and Social Change 32 -- Chapter Preview 33 -- Culture and Society 33 -- Values and Norms 35 -- Symbols and Language 36 -- Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativity 37 -- Types of Societies 39 -- Hunting and Gathering Societies 39 -- Horticultural and Pastoral Societies 40 -- Agrarian Societies 41 -- Industrial Societies 41 -- Postindustrial Societies 42 -- Transitional Societies 43 -- The Great Social Transformation 44 -- Communal Relationships 44 -- Associational Relationships 45 -- The Great Social Transformation and This Text 45 -- Theories of Change and Development 47 -- Social Change and the Credit Card 47 -- Social Evolution 49 -- Functionalism and Social Evolution 49 -- Modernization Theory 50 -- Conflict Theory and Change: World Systems 51 -- Catalysts for Change 53 -- Human Agency: Individual and Collective 53 -- Revolution and War 53 -- Cultural Processes 54 -- Population 55 -- Natural Catastrophes 56 -- Technology 57 -- Culture, Society, and Social Change in the Twenty-First Century 58 -- Chapter 3 Socialization 64 -- Chapter Preview 65 -- The Great Social Transformation and Socialization 65 -- Socialization and the Life Course 66 -- Socialization and Stages of the Life Course 66 -- Death and Dying 72 -- Agents of Socialization 73 -- Socialization and the Self 76 -- Cooley: The Looking Glass Self 76 -- Mead: Role Taking 77 -- Blumer: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 79 -- Moral Socialization 80 -- Sigmund Freud 81 -- Erik Erikson 81 -- Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg 83 -- Carol Gilligan: Morality and Gender 84 -- Resocialization and Total Institutions 87 -- Socialization in the Twenty-First Century 88 -- Chapter 4 Deviance and Crime 94 -- Chapter Preview 95 -- The Great Social Transformation and Deviance and Crime 96 -- Deviance and Crime 96 -- Crime Rates 99 -- Explanations for Deviance and Crime 105 -- Functionalist Explanations 105 -- Symbolic Interactionist Explanations 106 -- Conflict Theory 108 -- Demographics 109 -- The Criminal Justice System 111 -- The Police 112 -- The Courts 113 -- Punishment and Corrections 114 -- Deviance and Crime in the Twenty-First Century 118 -- Chapter 5 Interaction, Groups, and Organizations 124 -- Chapter Preview 126 -- The Great Social Transformation and Interaction, -- Groups, and Organizations 126 -- Social Interaction 127 -- Types of Interaction 127 -- Components of Interaction 128 -- Role 130 -- Sociological Analysis of Interaction 133 -- Groups 136 -- Types of Groups 136 -- Group Dynamics 140 -- Organizations 144 -- Types of Organizations 145 -- Bureaucracies 145 -- The Corporation 148 -- Interaction, Groups, and Organizations in the Twenty-First Century 149 -- Chapter 6 Inequalities of Social Class 158 -- Chapter Preview 160 -- The Great Social Transformation and the Inequalities of Social Class 160 -- Caste and Class 160 -- Caste Systems 160 -- Class Systems 161 -- Socioeconomic Status and Class in the United States 163 -- Determinants of Socioeconomic Status 163 -- The Class System of the United States 165 -- Description of the American Classes 166 -- The Myth and the Reality of Mobility in the United States 172 -- Amount of Mobility 172 -- Determinants of Mobility 172 -- Ideological Support for Inequality 173 -- Poverty in the Land of Riches 175 -- What Is Poverty? 177 -- The Truly Disadvantaged 178 -- The Culture of Poverty 178 -- Sociological Analysis of Stratification and Class 180 -- The Functionalist Perspective 180 -- The Conflict Perspective 181 -- Distributive Systems Theory 182 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 183 -- Social Class Inequality in the Twenty-First Century 185 -- Chapter 7 Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity 192 -- Chapter Preview 194 -- The Great Social Transformation and Racial and Ethnic Inequality 194 -- Race and Ethnicity 194 -- Race 195 -- Ethnicity 195 -- Minority 196 -- Prejudice and Discrimination 196 -- Stereotypes 198 -- Institutional Racism 198 -- Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Interaction 199 -- Assimilation 199 -- Pluralism 201 -- Expulsion and Annihilation 202 -- Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States 203 -- White Americans 204 -- Native Americans 205 -- African Americans 206 -- Hispanic Americans 210 -- Asian Americans 213 -- Sociological Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Inequality 216 -- The Functionalist Perspective 217 -- The Conflict Perspective 217 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 218 -- Racial and Ethnic Relations in the Twenty-First Century 219 -- Chapter 8 Inequalities of Gender 226 -- Chapter Preview 228 -- The Great Social Transformation and Gender Inequality 228 -- Gender-Role Socialization 228 -- Socialization and Gender 230 -- Agents of Gender Socialization 230 -- Age and Gender-Role Socialization 232 -- Patriarchy and Everyday Life 233 -- Language and Patriarchy 233 -- Social Interaction and Patriarchy 234 -- Gender Inequality and Work 235 -- Working Women 235 -- Work Segregation 237 -- Income Inequality 238 -- Feminism 241 -- Gender Equality and the Law 241 -- Comparable Worth 242 -- Abortion 242 -- Resistance to Compulsory Heterosexism 242 -- Inclusive Feminism 242 -- Sociological Analysis of Gender Inequality 244 -- The Functionalist Perspective 244 -- The Conflict Perspective 244 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 245 -- Gender Inequality in the Twenty-First Century 246 -- Chapter 9 The Economy 252 -- Chapter Preview 253 -- The Great Social Transformation and the Economy 253 -- Economy and Society 254 -- Capitalism 255 -- Socialism 257 -- Mixed Economies: Convergence 258 -- The Corporation and Society 260 -- The Corporation and the Concentration of Power 260 -- Multinationals 262 -- Unemployment and Job Loss Anxiety 264 -- Society and Unemployment 265 -- Job Loss Anxiety 267 -- Sociological Analysis of the Economic Order 269 -- The Functionalist Perspective 269 -- The Conflict Perspective 271 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 272 -- The Economy in the Twenty-First Century 273 -- Chapter 10 The Political Order 280 -- Chapter Preview 281 -- The Great Social Transformation and the Political Order 282 -- Power and the Political Order 282 -- Traditional Authority 282 -- Legal-Rational Authority 283 -- Charismatic Authority 283 -- The State and the Exercise of Power 284 -- Types of States 285 -- Nations and States 286 -- War and Terrorism 287 -- Terrorism 289 -- States and Human Rights 290 -- Political Processes in the United States 292 -- Political Parties 292 -- Special-Interest Groups 294 -- Voting 295 -- Power-Elite and Pluralist Models 297 -- The Power-Elite Model 297 -- The Pluralist Model 298 -- Sociological Analysis of the Political Order 300 -- The Functionalist Perspective 300 -- The Conflict Perspective 300 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 301 -- The Political Order in the Twenty-First Century 302 -- Chapter 11 Marriage and the Family 310 -- Chapter Preview 312 -- The Great Social Transformation and Marriage and the Family 312 -- Types of Families 313 -- Marriage and Kinship 314 -- Kinship Patterns 314 -- Marriage 316 -- Romantic Love 316 -- Courtship 317 -- Dimensions of Marriage and the Family 318 -- Alternative Family Forms in the United States 321 -- Serial Monogamy 321 -- The Single-Parent Family 321 -- Gay and Lesbian Families 322 -- Cohabitation 323 -- Independent Living 323 -- Racial and Ethnic Variations in Family Forms 325 -- The African American Family 325 -- The Mexican American Family 326 -- Issues in Marriage and the Family 327 -- Marital Dissolution 327 -- Explaining Marital Dissolution 328 -- Domestic Violence 329 -- Sociological Analysis of Marriage and the Family 332 -- The Functionalist Perspective 332 -- The Conflict Perspective 333 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 333 -- Marriage and the Family in the Twenty-First Century 335 -- Chapter 12 Education 342 -- Chapter Preview 344 -- The Great Social Transformation and Education 344 -- Cross-Cultural Comparisons: The United States and Japan 345 -- Education in the United States 345 -- Education in Japan 349 -- Education and Minority Issues 352 -- The Coleman Report and Unequal Education 353 -- Mandatory Busing to End Segregation 353 -- The Language of Instruction 354 -- Testing and Educational Inequality 355 -- The Debate over Cultural Literacy 356 -- Tracking and Educational Inequality 357 -- Gender Bias 358 -- Freedom of Choice 359 -- Sociological Analysis of Education 360 -- The Functionalist Perspective 360 -- The Conflict Perspective 361 -- The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 363 -- Education in the Twenty-First Century 365 -- Chapter 13 Religion 372 -- Chapter Preview 374 -- The Great Social Transformation and Religion 374 -- The Elements of Religion 375 -- Characteristics of Religion 375 -- Types of Religion 377 -- Varieties of Religion 379 -- Christianity 379 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-524) and indexes |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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Sociology -- United States.
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Social change.
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Social change -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140511
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| Author |
Schwirian, Kent P.
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Jiobu, Robert M.
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| LC no. |
2004009570 |
| ISBN |
0131850784 |
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