Introduction to Sociology
By: Giddens, Anthony
Title By: Duneier, Mitchell | Appelbaum, Richard P | Carr, Deborah
Material type: BookPublisher: London : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2014.Edition: 9th ed.Description: 665 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 978-0393922233Subject(s): SociologyDDC classification: 301 GI IN Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Part I. The Study of sociology: 1. What is sociology? -- 2. Asking and answering sociological questions -- Part II. The Individual and society: 3. Culture and society -- 4. Socialization and the life cycle -- 5. Social interaction and everyday life in the age of the internet -- 6. Groups, networks, and organizations -- 7. Conformity, deviance, and crime -- Part III: 8. Stratification, class, and inequality -- 9. Global inequality -- 10. Gender inequality -- 11. Ethnicity and race -- 12. Aging -- 13. Government, political power, and social movements -- 14. Work and economic life -- 15. Families and intimate relationships -- 16. Education -- 17. Religion in modern society -- Part V: Social change in the modern world: 18. The sociology of the body : health and illness and sexuality -- 19. Urbanization, population, and the environment -- 20. Globalization in a changing world.
The Ninth Edition has been reorganized to include only what students need to master the sociological concepts taught in the introductory course. The newly streamlined text highlights the links between macro and micro sociology and includes coverage of the best recent research.