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Discover Sociology: Core Concepts explores sociology as a discipline of curious minds, with the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical tools needed to understand, analyze, and even change the world. It is adapted from
Discover Sociology, Fourth Edition and offers in-depth coverage of 12 high-priority topics that are at the core of almost all introductory sociology courses.
The
Second Edition of
Core Concepts maintains its reader-friendly narrative and the hallmark themes of the parent book, including the unequal distribution of power in society (‘Inequality Matters’), the sociological imagination (‘Private Lives, Public Issues’), career skills (‘What Can I Do With a Sociology Degree?’) and civil discourse (‘Discover and Debate’). In response to reader’s requests, this edition features expanded coverage of issues such as intersectionality, popular culture, and changes in the contemporary population of college students in the U.S. Additionally, updated social indicators bring in the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Pew Research Center, among others, to ensure that discussions and figures remain timely.
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Tabella dei contenuti
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
CHAPTER 1. DISCOVER SOCIOLOGY
A Curious Mind
The Sociological Imagination
Critical Thinking
The Development of Sociological Thinking
What Is Sociological Theory?
Principal Themes in This Book
Why Study Sociology?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 2. DISCOVER SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
No Roof Overhead: Researching Eviction in America
Sociology and Common Sense
Research and the Scientific Method
Doing Sociological Research
Doing Sociology: A Student’s Guide to Research
Why Learn to Do Sociological Research?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 3. CULTURE AND MASS MEDIA
Superheroes and Sociology
Culture: Concepts and Applications
Culture and Language
Culture and Mass Media
Culture, Class, and Inequality
Culture and Globalization
Why Study Culture and Media Through a Sociological Lens?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 4. SOCIALIZATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
My Robot, My Friend
The Birth of the Social Self
Agents of Socialization
Socialization and Aging
Total Institutions and Resocialization
Social Interaction
Why Study Socialization and Social Interaction?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 5. GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUREAUCRACIES
Groupthink: A Case of Deadly Consequences
The Nature of Groups
The Power of Groups
Economic, Cultural, and Social Capital
Organizations
Bureaucracies
Why Study Groups and Organizations?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 6. DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
To Solve a Murder
What Is Deviant Behavior?
How Do Sociologists Explain Deviance?
Types of Deviance
Social Control of Deviance
Why Study Deviance?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 7. SOCIAL CLASS AND INEQUALITY
Poverty and Prosperity in the United States Today
Stratification in Traditional and Modern Societies
Sociological Building Blocks of Social Class
Class and Inequality in the United States: Dimensions and Trends
The Problem of Neighborhood Poverty
Why Do Stratification and Poverty Exist and Persist in Class Societies?
Dimensions of Global Inequality and Poverty
Theoretical Perspectives on Global Inequality
Why Study Inequality in the United States and Globally?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 8. RACE AND ETHNICITY
Violence and U.S. History
The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity
Minority and Dominant Group Relations
Theoretical Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism, and Minority Status
Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
Race and Ethnicity in a Global Perspective
Why Study Race and Ethnicity From a Sociological Perspective?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 9. GENDER AND SOCIETY
I Am a Woman, and I Am Fast
Concepts of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Constructing Gendered Selves
Gender and Society
Gender and Economics: Men, Women, and the Gender Wage Gap
Classical Theories, Feminist Thought, and the Sociology of Masculinities
Women’s Lives in a Global Perspective
Why Study Gender From a Sociological Perspective?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 10. FAMILIES AND SOCIETY
Millennials and Marriage
How Do Sociologists Study the Family?
Theoretical Perspectives on Families
U.S. Families Yesterday and Today
Socioeconomic Class and Family in the United States
Globalization and Families
Why Study Family Through a Sociological Lens?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 11. EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY
Robots and Jobs
Education, Industrialization, and the “Credential Society’
Theoretical Perspectives on Education
Education, Opportunity, and Inequality
The Economy in Historical Perspective
The Technological Revolution and the Future of Work
Why Study Education and the Economy?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
CHAPTER 12. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Activist America?
Sociological Perspectives on Social Change
Sources of Social Change
Social Movements
Why Study Social Change?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Glossary
References
Index
Circa l’autore
William J. Chambliss, professor of sociology at The George Washington University, was a critical sociological theorist whose research has ranged broadly from studies of law creation and the legal system to participant observation studies of juvenile gangs, organized crime, policing, and the impact of social movements on political and economic change. He served as president of the American Society of Criminology and the Society for the Study of Social Problems. He has received numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the prestigious Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association, the Bruce Smith Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the PASS Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association. He has authored and edited over 35 books in sociology, criminology and criminal justice and numerous articles in social science journals.
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