Introduction to Sociology
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English
ISBN
1163649449
Preface
6. Features of OpenStax Introduction to Sociology
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sociology
1.1. What Is Sociology?
The Sociological Imagination
1.2. The History of Sociology
1.3. Theoretical Perspectives
Functionalism
1.4. Why Study Sociology?
Chapter 2. Sociological Research
2.1. Approaches to Sociological Research
The Scientific Method
2.2. Research Methods
Field Research
Chapter 3. Culture
3.1. What Is Culture?
3.2. Elements of Culture
3.3. Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change
Cultural Change
Chapter 4. Society and Social Interaction
4.1. Types of Societies
Preindustrial Societies
4.2. Theoretical Perspectives on Society
4.3. Social Constructions of Reality
Chapter 5. Socialization
5.1. Theories of Self Development
Sociological Theories of Self Development
5.2. Why Socialization Matters
5.3. Agents of Socialization
Social Group Agents
Institutional Agents
5.4. Socialization Across the Life Course
Chapter 6. Groups and Organization
6.1. Types of Groups
6.2. Group Size and Structure
6.3. Formal Organizations
Types of Formal Organizations
Chapter 7. Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
7.1. Deviance and Control
7.2. Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
Émile Durkheim: The Essential Nature of Deviance
Symbolic Interactionism
7.3. Crime and the Law
The United States Criminal Justice System
Chapter 8. Media and Technology
8.1. Technology Today
What Is Technology?
8.2. Media and Technology in Society
Types of Media and Technology
8.3. Global Implications
8.4. Theoretical Perspectives on Media and Technology
Commercial Function
Conflict Perspective
Chapter 9. Social Stratification in the United States
9.1. What Is Social Stratification?
Systems of Stratification
9.2. Social Stratification and Mobility in the United States
Social Classes in the United States
9.3. Global Stratification and Inequality
Chapter 10. Global Inequality
10.1. Global Stratification and Classification
Global Classification
10.2. Global Wealth and Poverty
Who Are the Impoverished?
10.3. Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification
Chapter 11. Race and Ethnicity
11.1. Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
11.2. Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
11.3. Theories of Race and Ethnicity
Theoretical Perspectives
11.4. Intergroup Relationships
11.5. Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Native Americans
Arab Americans
Chapter 12. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
12.1. The Difference Between Sex and Gender
12.2. Gender
Gender and Socialization
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
12.3. Sex and Sexuality
Sexual Attitudes and Practices
Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Sexuality
Chapter 13. Aging and the Elderly
13.1. Who Are the Elderly? Aging in Society
13.2. The Process of Aging
13.3. Challenges Facing the Elderly
Chapter 14. Marriage and Family
14.1. What Is Marriage? What Is a Family?
Marriage Patterns
14.2. Variations in Family Life
14.3. Challenges Families Face
Divorce and Remarriage
Violence and Abuse
Chapter 15. Religion
15.1. The Sociological Approach to Religion
15.2. World Religions
The World’s Religions
15.3. Religion in the United States
Chapter 16. Education
16.1. Education around the World
16.2. Theoretical Perspectives on Education
Manifest Functions
16.3. Issues in Education
Chapter 17. Government and Politics
17.1. Power and Authority
Types of Authority
17.2. Forms of Government
17.3. Politics in the United States
Voter Participation
17.4. Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
Chapter 18. Work and the Economy
18.1. Economic Systems
Economics of Agricultural, Industrial, and Postindustrial Societies
Capitalism
Socialism
Theoretical Perspectives on the Economy
18.2. Globalization and the Economy
18.3. Work in the United States
Chapter 19. Health and Medicine
19.1. The Social Construction of Health
19.2. Global Health
19.3. Health in the United States
Mental Health and Disability
19.4. Comparative Health and Medicine
Chapter 20. Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
20.1. Demography and Population
Demographic Theories
20.2. Urbanization
Urbanization in the United States
20.3. The Environment and Society
Pollution
Chapter 21. Social Movements and Social Change
21.1. Collective Behavior
Theoretical Perspectives on Collective Behavior
21.2. Social Movements
Levels of Social Movements
Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements
21.3. Social Change
Causes of Social Change
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