Sociology | Steven E. Barkan

- Part 1Introducing Sociology
- 1Sociology and the Sociological Perspective
  - 1.1The Sociological Perspective
  - 1.2Sociology as a Social Science
  - 1.3Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
  - 1.4Doing Sociological Research
  - 1.5End-of-Chapter Material
- Part 2The Basics of Social Life
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- 2Culture and Society
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  - 2.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 2.2Culture and the Sociological Perspective
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  - 2.3The Elements of Culture
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  - 2.4Cultural Diversity
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  - 2.5The Development of Modern Society
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  - 2.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 3Socialization and Social Interaction
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  - 3.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 3.2The Importance of Socialization
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  - 3.3Explaining Socialization
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  - 3.4Agents of Socialization
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  - 3.5Resocialization and Total Institutions
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  - 3.6Social Interaction
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  - 3.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 4Groups and Organizations
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  - 4.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 4.2Social Groups
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  - 4.3Group Dynamics and Behavior
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  - 4.4Formal Organizations
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  - 4.5Groups, Organizations, and Social Change
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  - 4.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 5Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
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  - 5.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 5.2Social Control and the Relativity of Deviance
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  - 5.3Explaining Deviance
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  - 5.4Crime and Criminals
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  - 5.5The Get-Tough Approach: Boon or Bust?
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  - 5.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 3Social Inequalities
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- 6Social Stratification
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  - 6.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 6.2Systems of Stratification
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  - 6.3Explaining Stratification
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  - 6.4Social Class in the United States
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  - 6.5Economic Inequality and Poverty in the United States
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  - 6.6Global Stratification
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  - 6.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 7Race and Ethnicity
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  - 7.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 7.2Racial and Ethnic Relations: An American Dilemma
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  - 7.3The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
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  - 7.4Prejudice
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  - 7.5Discrimination
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  - 7.6Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the United States
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  - 7.7Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century
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  - 7.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 8Gender and Gender Inequality
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  - 8.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 8.2Understanding Sex and Gender
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  - 8.3Feminism and Sexism
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  - 8.4Gender Inequality
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  - 8.5Violence Against Women: Rape and Pornography
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  - 8.6The Benefits and Costs of Being Male
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  - 8.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 9Aging and Older Adults
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  - 9.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 9.2Gerontology and the Concept of Aging
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  - 9.3The Perception and Experience of Aging
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  - 9.4Sociological Perspectives on Aging
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  - 9.5Life Expectancy, Aging, and the Graying of Society
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  - 9.6Biological and Psychological Aspects of Aging
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  - 9.7Older Adults in the United States
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  - 9.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 4Social Institutions
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- 10Politics and the Economy
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  - 10.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 10.2Politics and Government
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  - 10.3Politics in the United States
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  - 10.4The Economy
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  - 10.5Work and Labor in the United States
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  - 10.6Militarism and the Military
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  - 10.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 11The Family
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  - 11.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 11.2The Family in Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives
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  - 11.3Sociological Perspectives on the Family
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  - 11.4Family Patterns in the United States Today
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  - 11.5Changes and Issues Affecting American Families
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  - 11.6Children and Parental Discipline
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  - 11.7Family Violence
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  - 11.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 12Education and Religion
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  - 12.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 12.2Education
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  - 12.3Education in the United States
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  - 12.4Issues and Problems in Education
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  - 12.5Religion
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  - 12.6Religion in the United States
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  - 12.7Trends in Religious Belief and Activity
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  - 12.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 13Health and Medicine
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  - 13.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 13.2Understanding Health, Medicine, and Society
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  - 13.3Health and Medicine in International Perspective
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  - 13.4Health and Illness in the United States
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  - 13.5Medicine and Health Care in the United States
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  - 13.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- Part 5Social Change
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- 14Social Change: Population, Urbanization, and Social Movements
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  - 14.1Social Issues in the News
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  - 14.2Understanding Social Change
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  - 14.3Population
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  - 14.4Urbanization
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  - 14.5Social Movements
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  - 14.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 15Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World
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  - 15.1What Have You Learned From This Book?
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  - 15.2Public Sociology and Improving Society
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  - 15.3A Final Word
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