Our Social World by Jeanne H. Ballantine; Keith A. Roberts; Kathleen Odell KorgenCall Number: HM 586 B188 2020 7th ed.
ISBN: 9781544333533
Publication Date: 2019-01-18
Understanding our social world : the scientific study of society. Sociology : a unique way to view the world ; Examining the social world : how do we know what we know? -- Social structure, processes, and control. Society and culture : hardware and software of our social world ; Socialization : becoming human and humane -- Interaction, groups, and organizations : connections that work ; Deviance and social control : sickos, weirdos, freaks, and folks like us -- Inequality. Stratification : rich and famous, or rags and famine? ; Race and ethnic group stratification : beyond "us" and "them" ; Gender stratification : she/he - "who goes first" -- Institutions. Family : partner taking, people making, and contract breaking ; Education: what are we learning? ; Religion: the social meaning of sacred meaning ; Politics and economics : probing power; dissecting distribution ; Health care : an anatomy of health and illness -- Social dynamics. Environmental sociology: population, urbanization, and climate change ; Process of change : we can make a difference! -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.