Sociology in action. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kathleen Odell Korgen, Maxine P. Atkinson.
• Authors: Korgen, Kathleen Odell, 1967-; Atkinson, Maxine P
• Contents: Preface; About the Authors; About the Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Training Your Sociological Eye; What Is Sociology?; Changing How You View the World; Sociology as a Social Science; Differentiating between Good Generalizations and Stereotypes; The Obligations of Sociology; The Benefits of Sociology; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 2 Understanding Theory; What Is Theory?; Understanding the Structural Functionalist Perspective; Understanding the Conflict Theoretical Perspective; Understanding the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective; Full Theoretical Circle; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 3 Using Research Methods; What Is Research?; What Are Data and Where Do We Get Them?; What Do We Do with Data?; Getting Started Doing Research; Sampling and Measurement; What Makes Research Good?; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 4 Recognizing Culture; Defining Culture; Identifying Elements of Culture; Typology of Societies; Considering Cultural Variations; The Power of Culture; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 5 Understanding Socialization; What Is Socialization?; Understanding Theories of Socialization; Agents of Socialization; Gender Socialization; Status, Social Roles, and Identity; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 6 Identifying Deviant Behavior; Defining Deviance; Understanding Theories of Deviance and Crime; Creating Deviance; Managing Deviant Identities; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 7 Confronting Economic Inequality; What Is Economic Inequality?; Why Is There Economic Inequality?; Understanding Social Stratification; Examining the Class System; Mobility within and across Generations; Addressing Inequality; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 8 Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality; Defining Sex, Gender, Intersex, and Transgender; Major Perspectives Used to Understand Gender; Learning and Creating Gender; Gender, Sexuality, and Work; Intimate Relationships; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 9 Recognizing the Importance of Race; Defining Race and Ethnicity; The Repercussions of Race; Discrimination by the U.S. Government; Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today; Racism and Ethnocentrism Globally; Responding (or Not) to Racism and Ethnocentrism Today; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 10 Understanding Institutions: Family; What Shapes Families?; The Changing Family across History; Understanding Families through Theory; Families Caring for Each Other; Family Problems; How Work and Policy Shape Families; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 11 Understanding Institutions: Education; What Is Education as an Institution?; Education and Modes of Production; Theorizing Education; Education and Social Inequality in the United States; Global Education and Global Inequality; Leveling the Playing Field: Public Policy and Education; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 12 Understanding Institutions: Religion; Defining Religion Sociologically; Religious Pluralism and Secularization; Religious Fundamentalism; Changing Religious Life in the United States; Global Diffusion of Religion; Applying Sociological Theory to Religion; Religion, Social Issues, and Social Change; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 13 Saving the Environment; Facing Our Environmental Challenges; How Do Sociologists Study Environmental Issues?; How Did We Mess Up? Theories of Environmental Change; Consumption and the Environment; Who Suffers Most from Environmental Problems?; Social Solutions to Environmental Problems; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; CHAPTER 14 Changing Society through Social Movements; What Is a Social Movement?; Participating in Social Movements; Types of Social Movements; Social Movement Theory; The Six Steps of Social Movement Success; Success Can Bring Backlash: The Marriage Equality Movement; How Can We Create Social Change?; Conclusion; Review; Key Terms; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 301; Sociology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506345925
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