A contemporary introduction to sociology : culture and society in transition /: culture and society in transition. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffrey C. Alexander, Kenneth Thompson, Laura Desfor Edles.
• Authors: Alexander, Jeffrey C, 1947-; Thompson, Kenneth, 1937-; Edles, Laura Desfor
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures; Preface; PART ONE WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?; 1 Sociological Stories and Key Concepts; The Individual and the Social; The Sociological Imagination; Society Today: So What's New?; How Do We Understand Today's Social World?; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 2 Sociological Methods; Some Key Research Terms; Concepts and Theories; Methodology and Methods; Postmodernism, Relativism, and Research Methods; Research in the Future; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading PART TWO MEANINGS AND MEDIA3 Cultural Structures; An Individual or a Social Story?; Thinking Sociologically about Culture; Postmodernity, Globalization, and the Cultural Turn; Are Cultures Wholes or Parts?; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 4 Media and Communication; An Individual or a Social Story?; The Importance of the Mass Media; Keeping Informed: U.S. Public News Habits; The Mass Media: Concepts and History; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; PART THREE PERSONAL WORLDS AND IDENTITY; 5 Socialization and the Life Cycle An Individual or a Social Story?The Paradox of Socialization; The "Self" in History; Creating the Self; Primary Socialization: The Family; Secondary Socialization; Life Stages and the Life Cycle; Emotion Work in Postmodern Life; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 6 Sexuality; An Individual or a Social Story?; Naturalism versus Constructivism; Beyond Essentialism; Sexuality before Modernity; Modern Sexuality; Polluting Nonprocreative Sex; Sexualizing Nonwhite Races; Underground Sexual Practices; Sexuality in the Postmodern Transition; Historical Developments The Women's MovementConclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 7 Marriage and the Family; An Individual or a Social Story?; Marriage and Family: The Social Forces of Change; Marriage and the Transition from Modern to Postmodern Society; The Modern Family; The Postmodern Family: Emerging Possibilities; The Conservative Backlash; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; PART FOUR INEQUALITIES AND IDENTITIES; 8 Inequality; An Individual or a Social Story?; Social Stratification; Social Mobility; Beliefs and Attitudes; Inequality: Past, Present, and Future ConclusionExercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 9 Gender; An Individual or Social Story?; Hardly Fair Play: Gender and Sports; Gender at Work; A Universal Problem: Exploitation and Violence; Everyday Culture and Mass Media; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 10 Race and Ethnicity; An Individual or a Social Story?; The Social Construction of "Race" and "Ethnicity"; Minority Group Theory; The Great Debate: Origins of the Racial Underclass in America; Conclusion; Exercises; Study Questions; Further Reading; 11 Crime and Deviance; An Individual or a Social Story?
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 301; Sociology -- Philosophy; Sociology -- United States -- History; Culture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Culture; Sociology; Sociology -- Philosophy; Sociology - United States - History; United States; Electronic books; History; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317264989; 1317264983; 9781315636429; 1315636425
• Related ISBNs: 9781612050294; 1612050298
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 12, 2016)
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