Sociology: a down-to-earth approach

✍ Scribed by Henslin, James M

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013;2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 702
• Edition: 11th ed., Pearson new international ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A Down-to-Earth Approach James Henslin shares the excitement of sociology. With his acclaimed down-to-earth approach and personal writing style, the author highlights the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares with readers his passion for sociology. In addition to this trademark down-to-earth approach, other distinctive features include: comparative perspectives, the globalization of capitalism, and visual presentations of sociology.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
Glossary......Page 11
1. The Sociological Perspective......Page 21
The Sociological Perspective......Page 23
Sociology and the Other Sciences......Page 24
Origins of Sociology......Page 27
Values in Sociological Research......Page 33
Verstehen and Social Facts......Page 34
Sociology in North America......Page 35
Theoretical Perspective in Sociology......Page 43
Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology......Page 49
Summary and Review......Page 51
2. Culture......Page 55
What Is Culture?......Page 57
Components of Symbolic Culture......Page 60
Many Cultural Worlds......Page 68
Values in U.S. Society......Page 70
Cultural Universals......Page 76
Technology in the Global Village......Page 77
Summary and Review......Page 80
3. Socialization......Page 83
Society Makes Us Human......Page 85
Socialization into the Self and Mind......Page 89
Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions......Page 92
Socialization into Gender......Page 96
Agents of Socialization......Page 100
Resocialization......Page 105
Socialization through the Life Course......Page 106
Are We Prisoners of Socialization?......Page 110
Summary and Review......Page 111
4. Social Structure and Social Interaction......Page 117
The Macrosociological Perspective: Social Structure......Page 119
The Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life......Page 129
The Need for Both Macrosociology and Microsociology......Page 142
Summary and Review......Page 145
5. How Sociologists Do Research......Page 151
Common Sense and the Need for Sociological Research......Page 153
A Research Model......Page 154
Research Methods......Page 155
Gender in Sociological Research......Page 167
Ethics in Sociological Research......Page 168
How Research and Theory Work Together......Page 169
Summary and Review......Page 171
6. Societies to Social Networks......Page 175
Societies and Their Transformation......Page 177
Groups within Society......Page 183
Group Dynamics......Page 189
Summary and Review......Page 198
7. Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations......Page 203
The Rationalization of Society......Page 205
Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies......Page 207
Voluntary Associations......Page 214
Working for the Corporation......Page 216
Technology and the Control of Workers......Page 220
Global Competition in an Age of Uncertainty......Page 221
Summary and Review......Page 223
8. Deviance and Social Control......Page 227
What Is Deviance?......Page 229
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective......Page 232
The Functionalist Perspective......Page 238
The Conflict Perspective......Page 243
Reactions to Deviance......Page 245
Summary and Review......Page 255
9. Global Stratification......Page 261
Systems of Social Stratification......Page 263
What Determines Social Class?......Page 269
Why Is Social Stratification Universal?......Page 271
How Do Elites Maintain Stratification?......Page 274
Comparative Social Stratification......Page 276
Global Stratification: Three Worlds......Page 277
How Did the World’s Nations Become Stratified?......Page 282
Maintaining Global Stratification......Page 287
Summary and Review......Page 289
10. Social Class in the United States......Page 295
What Is Social Class?......Page 297
Sociological Models of Social Class......Page 303
Consequences of Social Class......Page 308
Social Mobility......Page 311
Poverty......Page 313
11. Sex and Gender......Page 329
Issues of Sex and Gender......Page 331
Gender Inequality in Global Perspective......Page 336
Gender Inequality in the United States......Page 343
Gender Inequality in the Workplace......Page 352
Gender and Violence......Page 356
The Changing Face of Politics......Page 358
Glimpsing the Future—with Hope......Page 359
Summary and Review......Page 360
12. Race and Ethnicity......Page 367
Laying the Sociological Foundation......Page 369
Prejudice and Discrimination......Page 374
Theories of Prejudice......Page 379
Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations......Page 382
Racial–Ethnic Relations in the United States......Page 385
Looking Toward the Future......Page 399
Summary and Review......Page 403
13. The Elderly......Page 409
Aging in Global Perspective......Page 411
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective......Page 415
The Functionalist Perspective......Page 419
The Conflict Perspective......Page 421
Recurring Problems......Page 426
The Sociology of Death and Dying......Page 430
Looking toward the Future......Page 432
Summary and Review......Page 435
14. The Economy......Page 441
The Transformation of Economic Systems......Page 443
The Transformation of the Medium of Exchange......Page 444
World Economic Systems......Page 448
The Functionalist Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism......Page 453
The Conflict Perspective on the Globalization of Capitalism......Page 456
Work in U.S. Society......Page 461
Global Capitalism and Our Future......Page 469
Summary and Review......Page 471
15. Politics......Page 477
Power, Authority, and Violence......Page 479
Types of Government......Page 483
The U.S. Political System......Page 486
Who Rules the United States?......Page 493
War and Terrorism: Implementing Political Objectives......Page 494
A New World Order?......Page 501
16. Marriage and Family......Page 509
Marriage and Family in Global Perspective......Page 511
Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective......Page 514
The Family Life Cycle......Page 516
Diversity in U.S. Families......Page 523
Trends in U.S. Families......Page 528
Divorce and Remarriage......Page 532
Two Sides of Family Life......Page 536
The Future of Marriage and Family......Page 540
Summary and Review......Page 541
17. Education......Page 549
The Development of Modern Education......Page 551
Education in Global Perspective......Page 552
The Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits......Page 556
The Conflict Perspective: Perpetuating Social Inequality......Page 560
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Teacher Expectations......Page 563
Problems in U.S. Education—and Their Solutions......Page 566
Technology and Education......Page 571
Summary and Review......Page 573
18. Medicine and Health......Page 577
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective......Page 579
The Functionalist Perspective......Page 580
The Conflict Perspective......Page 581
Historical Patterns of Health......Page 584
Issues in Health Care......Page 586
Threats to Health......Page 596
Treatment or Prevention?......Page 605
The Future of Medicine......Page 606
Summary and Review......Page 608
19. Population and Urbanization......Page 615
A Planet with No Space for Enjoying Life?......Page 617
Population Growth......Page 622
The Development of Cities......Page 632
Models of Urban Growth......Page 639
City Life......Page 641
Urban Problems and Social Policy......Page 645
Summary and Review......Page 649
20. Social Change and the Environment......Page 655
How Social Change Transforms Social Life......Page 657
Theories and Processes of Social Change......Page 661
How Technology Changes Society......Page 664
The Growth Machine versus the Earth......Page 673
Summary and Review......Page 681
A......Page 684
C......Page 685
D......Page 687
E......Page 688
F......Page 689
G......Page 690
H......Page 691
I......Page 692
M......Page 693
P......Page 695
R......Page 697
S......Page 698
T......Page 700
W......Page 701
Z......Page 702

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