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Textbook Details
By Steven E. Barkan
- Published
- January 2025
- Discipline
- Sociology Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital)
- 979-8-88794-307-7
Brief Table of Contents
- Part 1: Introducing Sociology
- Chapter 1: Sociology and the Sociological Perspective
- Part 2: The Basics of Social Life
- Chapter 2: Culture and Society
- Chapter 3: Socialization and Social Interaction
- Chapter 4: Groups and Organizations
- Chapter 5: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
- Part 3: Social Inequalities
- Chapter 6: Social Stratification
- Chapter 7: Race and Ethnicity
- Chapter 8: Gender and Gender Inequality
- Chapter 9: Aging and Older Adults
- Part 4: Social Institutions
- Chapter 10: Politics and the Economy
- Chapter 11: The Family
- Chapter 12: Education and Religion
- Chapter 13: Health and Medicine
- Part 5: Social Change
- Chapter 14: Social Change: Population, Urbanization, and Social Movements
- Chapter 15: Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World