Title Statements
- Full title :Sociology for dummies / by Jay Gabler
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2010
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010
The Physical Object
- Description:xviii, 358 s
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470572368, 0470572361
- oclc:ocn769257626
Table of Contents
The basic basics. Sociology : getting your head around it ; What is sociology, and why should I care? ; Making it up as they went along : the history of sociology ; Research methods : because you can't put society in a test tube. Seeing society like a sociologist. Socialization : what is "culture," and where can I get some? ; Microsociology : if life is a game, what are the rules? ; Caught in the web : the power of networks. Equality and inequality in our diverse world. Social stratification : we're all equal, but some of us are more equal than others ; Gender and ethnicity : I know my race, but where's the finish line? ; Getting religion : faith in the modern world ; Crime and deviance : I fought the law -- and I won!. All together now : the ins and outs of social organization. Corporate culture : the study of organizations (and disorganizations) ; The rules of the game : social movements and political sociology ; Urban sociology and demographics : (ain't no) love in the heart of the city. Sociology and your life. Get born, get a job, get a kid, get out of here : the family and the life course ; Future passed : understanding social change. The part of tens. Ten sociology books th…
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