The
Eighth Edition of
Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology inspires students to develop their sociological imaginations, to see the world and personal events from a new perspective, and to confront sociological issues on a day-to-day basis. The text is organized around the ‘Social World’ model, a conceptual framework that demonstrates the relationships among individuals (the micro level); organizations, institutions, and subcultures (the meso level); and societies and global structures (the macro level). The consistent application of the Social World Model across chapters (represented in a visual diagram in the chapter openers) helps students develop the practice of using three levels of analysis, and to view sociology as an integrated whole, rather than a set of disparate subjects.
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Tabella dei contenuti
Part I: Understanding Our Social World
Chapter 1: Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World
Chapter 2: Examining the Social World: How Do We Know What We Know?
Part II: Social Structure, Processes, and Control
Chapter 3: Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World
Chapter 4: Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane
Chapter 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work
Chapter 6: Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us
Part III: Inequality
Chapter 7: Economic Inequality: Rich and Famous—Or Rags and Famine?
Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality: Beyond “Us” and “Them”
Chapter 9: Gender Inequality: She/He/They—Who Goes First?
Part IV: Institutions
Chapter 10: Family: Partner Taking, People Making, and Contract Breaking
Chapter 11: Education: What Are We Learning?
Chapter 12: Religion: The Social Meaning of Sacred Meaning
Chapter 13: Health Care: An Anatomy of Health and Illness
Chapter 14: Politics and Economics: Probing Power, Dissecting Distribution
Part V: Social Dynamics
Chapter 15: Environmental Sociology: Population, Urbanization, and Climate Change
Chapter 16: Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference!
Circa l’autore
Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, a comprehensive university in Wayne, New Jersey. Kathleen enjoys teaching her students that sociology is a remarkably useful discipline and highlights how “Sociologists in Action” make a positive impact on society. Her published works on race relations and racial identity include From Black to Biracial, Crossing the Racial Divide, Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Race Policy and Multiracial Americans. Her teaching texts, in addition to Sociology in Action, include Our Social World, The Engaged Sociologist, Sociologists in Action, , and Social Problems in Action. Kathleen is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology. Kathleen works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association Departmental Resources Group and received William Paterson University’s award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression in 2006 and the university’s award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014.
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