Social science : an introduction to the study of society / Elgin F. Hunt, David C. Colander & Vincent N. Parrillo

Contents;

Chapter 1 Social science and its methods
Social science
The methods of social science
Social science and society

Chapter 2 Human origins
The origin of the human species
The evolution of human beings

Chapter 3 Origins of Western society
From the stone age to the agriculture age
Early civilizations
The middle ages
The renaissance
The development of modern economic and political institutions

Chapter 4 Society, culture, and cultural change
Culture and the nature of society
Cultural integration
Culture, society, and social change
Social change and social problems
Contrasts among cultures

Chapter 5 Geography, demography, ecology and society
Geography
Demography
Ecology: The interaction of geography, demography, and environment

Chapter 6 technology and society
the industrial revolution
Technology and social change
Technology of the past
Technology of the future

Chapter 7 The individual, society, and culture
Socialization of the individual
Personality and its development
Intelligence, personal adjustment and normality
Deviance

Chapter 8 The family
Variations in the family pattern
Functions of the family in society
The family in the United States today
The family in transition

Chapter 9 Religion
The nature of religion
The great religions of today
The role of religion in society
The future of religion

Chapter 10 Education
Schools as agencies of social control
The development of U.S education
Examining the school system
Interaction of economics =, politics, and social institutions

Chapter 11 Social economic stratification
types of social stratification
Social mobility
Economic and social inequality
Reducing social and economic inequality

Chapter 12 Stratification, minorities, and discrimination
Race and ethnicity
Minorities

Chapter 13 The functions and forms of the government
The primary functions of government
Debates about the nature of government
Forms of government
Governments are far from simple

Chapter 14 Democratic government in the united States
Historical development of U.S government
The structure of the U.S government
The political process
Evaluation of the democratic political process

Chapter Governments of the world
French government
Mexican government
Japanese government
Russian government
Saudi Arabian government
etc.

Chapter 16 The organization of economic activities
The nature of an economy
The evolution of economic systems
Market economies
The changing nature of the U.S economy and the new economy
etc.

chapter 17 Government and the economy
The state in international relations
Power in the world community
Foreign policies
The United States in the world community

Chapter 19 International economic relations
The terminology of trade
Advantages and disadvantages of international trade
Restrictions on international trade
Foreign exchange

Chapter 20 The political economies of developing countries
Problems of developing countries
Options of developing countries
Case studies

Chapter 21 International institutions and the search for peace
The problem of war
The United Nations
The outlook for peace

Chapter 22 crime and violence
Crime, laws and prosecution
Measuring the extent of crime
How much crime really exists?
Violence in the United States
etc.

Chapter 23 Health care
Health care in sociohistorical context
The social organization of health care
Bioethics: life and death discussions
The aids epidemic
Mental health
etc.

Index : p. 542 - 557