Sociology

The Essentials

Margaret Andersen, Margaret Andersen, Howard Taylor

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780357128817
• eBook ISBN: 9780357129012
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

SOCIOLOGY: THE ESSENTIALS, Tenth Edition, uses the theme of debunking myths to look behind the facades of everyday life, encourage you to question common assumptions, and help you better understand how society is constructed and sustained. This thorough yet streamlined text provides exceptional coverage of diversity, including social factors such as age, religion, sexual orientation, and region of residence, in addition to race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Updated with coverage of the latest findings, trends, and themes, this new edition's reader-friendly presentation teaches you the concepts, methods, and research that will sharpen your "sociological imagination" and help you view the world from a different perspective.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Features
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
• Chapter 2: Culture
• Chapter 3: Doing Sociological Research
• Chapter 4: Socialization and the Life Course
• Chapter 5: Social Structure and Social Interaction
• Chapter 6: Groups and Organizations
• Chapter 7: Deviance and Crime
• Chapter 8: Social Class and Social Stratification
• Chapter 9: Global Stratification
• Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
• Chapter 11: Gender
• Chapter 12: Sexuality
• Chapter 13: Families and Religion
• Chapter 14: Education and Health Care
• Chapter 15: Economy and Politics
• Chapter 16: Environment, Population, and Social Change
• Glossary
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index