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Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.

Sociology in our times : with contemporary reading / Diana Kendall, Adler. - Custom edition - Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2007. - 431 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents

Part 1 Studying Society and Social Life.
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective and Research Process.
Chapter 2 Culture.
Chapter 3 Socialization.

Part 2 Social Groups and Social Control.
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life.
Chapter 5 Groups and Organizations.
Chapter 6 Deviance and Crime.

Part 3 Social Inequality.
Chapter 7 Class and Stratification in the United States.
Chapter 8 Global Stratification.
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnicity.
Chapter 10 Sex and Gender.

Part 4. Social Institutions.
Chapter 11 Families and Intimate Relationships.
Chapter 12 Education and Religion.
Chapter 13 Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective.
Chapter 14 Health, Health Care, and Disability.

Part 5 Social Dynamics and Social Change.
Chapter 15 Population and Urbanization.


Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-539) and indexes.

ISBN: 9780495289906 0495289906

LCCN: 2006931157

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociology.

Dewey Class. No.: 301 / KEN