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Schaefer, Richard T.,

Sociology / Richard T. Schaefer. - twelfth edition. - xxxvi, 579 pages : illustartions (chiefly color), maps, ports. ; 28 cm

Pt. 1. The sociological perspective --
Understanding sociology --
Sociological research --
pt. 2. Organizing social life --
Culture --
Socialization and the life course --
Social interaction and social structure --
Groups and organizations --
The mass media --
Deviance and social control --
pt. 3. Social inequality --
Stratification and social mobility in the United States --
Global inequality --
Racial and ethnic inequality --
Stratification by gender --
Stratification by age --
pt. 4. Social institutions --
The family and intimate relationships --
Religion --
Education -- Government and politics --
The economy and work --
Health, medicine, and the environment --
pt. 5. Changing society --
Population, communities, and urbanization --
collective behavior and social movements --
Social change in the global community.

ISBN: 9780070172371 0070172374

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociology.
Sociology--Textbooks.
Sociologie.
Sociologie--Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.

Dewey Class. No.: 301 / S.R.S