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