Newman, David M., 1958-

Sociology : exploring the architecture of everyday life, brief edition David M. Newman - 4th ed. - xxiii, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.



Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- The individual and society -- Taking a new look at a familiar world -- Seeing and thinking sociologically -- The construction of self and society -- Building reality: the social construction of knowledge -- Building order : culture and history -- Building identity : socialization -- Supporting identity : the presentation of self -- Building social relationships : intimacy and families -- Constructing difference : social deviance -- Social structure, institutions, and everyday life -- The structure of society : organizations, social institutions, and globalization -- The architecture of stratification : social class and inequality -- The architecture of inequality : race and ethnicity -- The architecture of inequality : sex and gender -- Demographic dynamics : population trends -- Architects of change : reconstructing society -- References -- Photo credits -- Glossary/index.

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