Sociology | Steven E. Barkan

- Part 1Introducing Sociology
- 1Sociology and the Sociological Perspective
  - 1.1The Sociological Perspective
  - 1.2Understanding Society
  - 1.3Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
  - 1.4End-of-Chapter Material
- 2Eye on Society: Doing Sociological Research
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  - 2.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 2.2Sociology as a Social Science
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  - 2.3Stages in the Sociological Research Process
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  - 2.4Research Design in Sociology
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  - 2.5Ethical Issues in Sociological Research
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  - 2.6Sociological Research in the Service of Society
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  - 2.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 2The Basics of Social Life
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- 3Culture
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  - 3.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 3.2Culture and the Sociological Perspective
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  - 3.3The Elements of Culture
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  - 3.4Cultural Diversity
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  - 3.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 4Socialization
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  - 4.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 4.2The Importance of Socialization
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  - 4.3Explaining Socialization
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  - 4.4Agents of Socialization
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  - 4.5Socialization Through the Life Course
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  - 4.6Resocialization and Total Institutions
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  - 4.7Socialization Practices and Improving Society
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  - 4.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 5Social Structure and Social Interaction
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  - 5.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 5.2Social Structure: The Building Blocks of Social Life
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  - 5.3The Development of Modern Society
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  - 5.4Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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  - 5.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 6Groups and Organizations
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  - 6.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 6.2Social Groups
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  - 6.3Group Dynamics and Behavior
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  - 6.4Formal Organizations
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  - 6.5Groups, Organizations, and Social Change
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  - 6.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 7Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
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  - 7.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 7.2Social Control and the Relativity of Deviance
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  - 7.3Explaining Deviance
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  - 7.4Crime and Criminals
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  - 7.5The Get-Tough Approach: Boon or Bust?
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  - 7.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 3Social Inequalities
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- 8Social Stratification
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  - 8.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 8.2Systems of Stratification
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  - 8.3Explaining Stratification
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  - 8.4Social Class in the United States
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  - 8.5Economic Inequality and Poverty in the United States
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- 9Global Stratification
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  - 9.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 9.2The Nature and Extent of Global Stratification
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  - 9.3The Impact of Global Poverty
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  - 9.4Explaining Global Stratification
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  - 9.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 10Race and Ethnicity
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  - 10.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 10.2Racial and Ethnic Relations: An American Dilemma
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  - 10.3The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
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  - 10.4Prejudice
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  - 10.5Discrimination
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  - 10.6Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the United States
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  - 10.7Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century
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  - 10.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 11Gender and Gender Inequality
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  - 11.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 11.2Understanding Sex and Gender
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  - 11.3Feminism and Sexism
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  - 11.4Gender Inequality
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  - 11.5Violence Against Women: Rape and Pornography
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  - 11.6The Benefits and Costs of Being Male
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  - 11.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 12Aging and Older Adults
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  - 12.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 12.2Gerontology and the Concept of Aging
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  - 12.3The Perception and Experience of Aging
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  - 12.4Sociological Perspectives on Aging
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  - 12.5Life Expectancy, Aging, and the Graying of Society
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  - 12.6Biological and Psychological Aspects of Aging
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  - 12.7Older Adults in the United States
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  - 12.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 4Social Institutions
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- 13Work and the Economy
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  - 13.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 13.2Economic Development in Historical Perspective
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  - 13.3Types of Economic Systems
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  - 13.4Corporations
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  - 13.5Work and Labor in the United States
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  - 13.6The Military-Industrial Complex
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  - 13.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 14Politics and Government
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  - 14.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 14.2Power and Authority
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  - 14.3Types of Political Systems
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  - 14.4Theories of Power and Society
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  - 14.5Politics in the United States
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  - 14.6War and Terrorism
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  - 14.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 15The Family
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  - 15.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 15.2The Family in Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspective
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  - 15.3Sociological Perspectives on the Family
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  - 15.4Family Patterns in the United States Today
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  - 15.5Changes and Issues Affecting American Families
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  - 15.6Children and Parental Discipline
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  - 15.7Family Violence
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  - 15.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 16Education
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  - 16.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 16.2A Brief History of Education in the United States
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  - 16.3Sociological Perspectives on Education
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  - 16.4Education in the United States
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  - 16.5Issues and Problems in Education
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  - 16.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 17Religion
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  - 17.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 17.2Religion as a Social Institution
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  - 17.3Religion in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective
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  - 17.4Sociological Perspectives on Religion
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  - 17.5Types of Religious Organizations
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  - 17.6Religion in the United States
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  - 17.7Trends in Religious Belief and Activity
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  - 17.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 18Health and Medicine
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  - 18.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 18.2Understanding Health, Medicine, and Society
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  - 18.3Health and Medicine in International Perspective
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  - 18.4Health and Illness in the United States
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  - 18.5Medicine and Health Care in the United States
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  - 18.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 5Social Change
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- 19Population and Urbanization
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  - 19.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 19.2Population
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  - 19.3Population Growth and Decline
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  - 19.4Urbanization
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  - 19.5Rural Life
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- 20Social Change and the Environment
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  - 20.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 20.2Understanding Social Change
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  - 20.3Sources of Social Change
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  - 20.4Society and the Environment
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  - 20.5Understanding the Environment
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  - 20.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 21Collective Behavior and Social Movements
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  - 21.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 21.2Types of Collective Behavior
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  - 21.3Explaining Collective Behavior
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  - 21.4Social Movements
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- 22Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World
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  - 22.1What Have You Learned From This Book?
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  - 22.2Public Sociology and Improving Society
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  - 22.3A Final Word
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