Essentials of sociology /

"Essentials of Sociology moves students beyond their individual experiences by highlighting the macro social forces at work in our everyday lives. Innovative pedagogy, including end-of-chapter concept maps and a new goal-focused organization, helps students master the core concepts"--Back...

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Main Authors: Giddens, Anthony (Author)
Group Author: Duneier, Mitchell, author; Appelbaum, Richard P., author; Carr, Deborah, author
Published: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fifth edition.
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Summary: "Essentials of Sociology moves students beyond their individual experiences by highlighting the macro social forces at work in our everyday lives. Innovative pedagogy, including end-of-chapter concept maps and a new goal-focused organization, helps students master the core concepts"--Back cover.
Item Description: Donation.
Revised edition of: Essentials of sociology / Anthony Giddens [and others]. 4th ed.
Carrier Form: xxiii, 535, A62 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780393937459
0393937453
Index Number: HM585
CLC: C91
Call Number: C91/G453.1/5th ed.
Contents: Sociology: Theory and Method -- Culture and Society -- Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging -- Social Interaction and Everyday life in the Age of the Internet -- Groups, Networks, and Organizations -- Conformity, Deviance, and Crime -- Stratification, Class, and Inequality -- Global Inequality -- Gender Inequality -- Ethnicity and Race -- Families and Intimate Relationships -- Education and Religion -- Politics and Economic Life -- The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality -- Urbanization, Populations, and the Environment -- Globalization in a Changing World.