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Subject Area
Social Science, Science
Book Title
Seeing Sociology: An Introduction (Available Titles CourseMate)
Educational Level
Adult & Further Education, High School, Vocational School
Subject
Sociology / General, General
Level
Beginner
ISBN
9780495604853
Publication Name
Seeing Sociology : an Introduction
Publisher
Wadsworth
Item Length
10.8 in
Publication Year
2010
Series
Available Titles Coursemate Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Joan Ferrante
Item Weight
38.5 Oz
Item Width
7.7 in
Number of Pages
608 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wadsworth
ISBN-10
0495604852
ISBN-13
9780495604853
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81867707

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Seeing Sociology : an Introduction
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Sociology / General, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Science
Author
Joan Ferrante
Series
Available Titles Coursemate Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
38.5 Oz
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2010-924896
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
301
Table Of Content
1. THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION.Module 1: What is Sociology?Module 2: Social Facts.Module 3: The Sociological Imagination.Module 4: The Emergence of Sociology.Module 5: The Early Sociologists.Module 6: Sociological Theory.Module 7: Research Design.Module 8: Steps of Social Research.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?2. CULTURE.Module 1: Culture.Module 2: Material and Nonmaterial Culture.Module 3: Cultural Diversity.Module 4: Encountering Cultures.Module 5: Cultural Diffusion.Module 6: Applying Theory: Global Society Theories.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: How Does A Foreign Practice Take Root?3. SOCIALIZATION.Module 1: Socialization.Module 2: Nature and Nurture.Module 3: The Social Self.Module 4: The Life Course and Transitions.Module 5: Agents of Socialization.Module 6: Applying Theory: The Three Perspectives.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: To Whom do Americans Talk About Important Matters?4. SOCIAL STRUCTURES.Module 1: Defining Social Structure.Module 2: Division of Labor and Social Networks.Module 3: Formal Organizations.Module 4: The Effects of Size.Module 5: Rationalization and McDonaldization.Module 6: Workplaces.Module 7: Applying Theory: Dramaturgy and Emotional Labor.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: How Do Organizations Promote Altruistic Behavior?5. CONSTRUCTING REALITY.Module 1: Definition of the Situation.Module 2: Attribution Theory.Module 3: Dramaturgical Approach.Module 4: Ethnomethodology.Module 5: Reference Groups.Module 6: Ingroups and Outgroups.Module 7: Applying Theory: Phenomenology.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: How Does On-Line Dating Shape Intimate Relationships?6. DEVIANCE.Module 1: Defining Deviance.Module 2: Mechanisms of Social Control.Module 3: Labeling Theory.Module 4: Differential Association.Module 5: Structural Strain Theory.Module 6: Medicalization of Deviance.Module 7: Crime.Module 8: Applying Theory: Poststructural Theories: Foucault's Disciplinary Society.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: Can Gangs Have a Purpose?7. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION.Module 1: Conceptualizing Social Stratification.Module 2: Social Class.Module 3: Global Inequality.Module 4: Responses to Global Inequality.Module 5: Inequality.Module 6: Poverty and Its Functions.Module 7: The Truly Disadvantaged in the U.S.Module 8: Applying Theory: Critical Social Theory.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: How Do Food Menus Reflect Social Class?8. RACE AND ETHNICITY.Module 1: Race.Module 2: Ethnic Groups.Module 3: Classifying Race and Ethnicity.Module 4: Minority Groups.Module 5: Racism.Module 6: Prejudice and Discrimination.Module 7: Assimilation, Integration, and Pluralism.Module 8: Applying Theory: The Three Perspectives.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: Why Do Some People Give Inconsistent Answers to Race Questions?9. GENDER.Module 1: Sex and Gender.Module 2: Gender Polarization and Life Chances.Module 3: Gender Stratification.Module 4: Gender Socialization.Module 5: Sexuality and Sexual Orientation.Module 6: Sexism and Feminism.Module 7: Applying Theory: The Three Perspectives.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?The Research Question: How Do We Document and Explain the Global-Scale Subordination of Women?10. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS.Module 1: Economic Systems.Module 2: The U.S. Economy.Module 3: Multinational and Global Corporations.Module 4: Power and Authority.Module 5: Forms of Government.Module 6: Imperialism and Related Concepts.Module 7: Applying Theory: Global Society Theories.Summary: Putting It All Together and Can You Top This Photo?Th
Synopsis
With SEEING SOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION, respected author and award-winning professor Joan Ferrante offers an exciting and fresh introduction to sociology in which the visual and text narratives are profoundly interwoven. Sociology's relevance to daily life is illustrated through the use of everyday images and pictures. These "SocScenes" allow students to read about and visually apply sociological concepts. The easy-to-manage, modular table of contents allows for flexibility and synthesis of information.
LC Classification Number
HM586.F468 2011

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