Sociology for dummies

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The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this broad and popular topic Sociology is the study of human and societal interaction, and because society is constantly changing, sociology will always remain a crucial and relevant subject. Sociology For Dummies helps you understand this complex field, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course.Provides a general overview of what sociology in as well as an …

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Full title :Sociology for dummies / by Jay Gabler.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.
Edition:3rd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource (387 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1118269233, 9781118269237, 0470582561, 9780470582565, 0470572361, 9780470572368
oclc:on1303442255
LC Classification:HM585
Dewey Decimal:301

Sociology For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Sociology is Controversial: Brace Yourself!; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used In This Book; Where To Go From Here; Part I: The Basic Basics; Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head Around It; Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?; Chapter 3: Making It Up as They Went Along: The History of Sociology; Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can't Put Society in a Test Tube

Part II: Seeing Society Like a SociologistChapter 5: Socialization: What is "Culture," and Where Can I Get Some?; Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the Rules?; Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks; Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse World; Chapter 8: Social Stratification: We're All Equal, But Some of Us Are More Equal Than Others; Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where's the Finish Line?; Chapter 10: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World; Chapter 11: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I Won!

Part IV: All Together Now: The In…

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