Sociology - Brossura

Popenoe, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0130957453 ISBN 13: 9780130957450

Casa editrice: Pearson Education (US), 1999

Riassunto

This comprehensive paperback introduction to sociology provides a balanced presentation of the field--e.g., social organization and the individual, social inequality, social institutions, and social environments and social change. Current studies, research, references, and data are woven throughoutas are special boxes highlighting topics of special interest: Sociology of Media, Internet/Technology, Applying Sociology, Window on Sociology, and Global Society. Internet exercises direct readers to a companion website. The Process of Sociological Research. Culture. Society and Social Structure. Social Interaction and Social Networks. Socialization. Groups and Organizations. Deviance, Crime, and Social Control. Social Stratification. Social Class and Poverty in the United States. Ethnic and Racial Minorities. Age and Health in Society. Gender. The Family. Education. Religion. Power, Politics, and Government. The Economy and Work. Population and Ecology. Cities, Urbanization, and Community Change. Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Social and Cultural Change. For anyone who needs an introduction to, or refresher of, basic concepts of sociology, or a broad overview of sociological current research and data.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pearson Education (US)
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0130957453
• ISBN 13: 9780130957450
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 588