Preface Introduction So, What is Sociology? The Value of Sociology
to StudentsTips for Studying Sociology-And An Invitation
Chapter 1: Responding to Chaos: A Brief History of Sociology
Inquiries into the Physical WorldTechnology, Urbanization, and
Social UpheavalThe Origins of Modern Sociology in France: Emile
DurkheimExcerpt: Emile Durkheim, from Suicide (1897) and The Rules
of the Sociological Method (1904)The Origins of Modern Sociology in
Germany: Ferdinand Tonnies and Max WeberExcerpt: Ferdinand Tonnies,
from Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (1887)Karl Marx The Origins of
Modern Sociology in England: Herbert SpencerSociology in the United
StatesBox: One small step for sociologyThe Place of Sociology in
Modern Society
Chapter 2: The Sociological Eye The Focus on the
SocialSkepticismBox: Nail down that distinction between manifest
and latent functions
Chapter 3: Science and Fuzzy Objects: Specialization in Sociology
Dividing Up the TaskTopic Area or Subject MatterTheoretical
Perspectives (Paradigms): Functionalist, Conflict, and Symbolic
InteractionistWhich Paradigm Is Correct?Levels of Analysis:
Microsociology and Macrosociology
Chapter 4: Who's Afraid of Sociology? The Empirical World and
Inconvenient FactsEthnocentrismAvoiding Ethnocentrism Can Be
DifficultCultural Relativism
Chapter 5: The Vocabulary of Science VariablesHypothesesKinds of
Variables: Independent Versus DependentKinds of Relationships:
DirectionalityOperational DefinitionsTables and Figures
Chapter 6: Doing Social Research Two Traditions: Quantitative and
Qualitative ResearchFirst Things First: The Lit ReviewThe
SurveyBox: Six guidelines for crafting survey-questionsThe
ExperimentBox: Five rules of doing true
experimentsObservationUnobtrusive (Nonreactive) ResearchThe
Importance of TriangulationSamplingBox: Ethics and social
research
Chapter 7: Culture Material and Nonmaterial CultureBox: The power
of informal sanctionsBox: What do Americans value?Box: IdeologyBox:
PonderBox: Statements of BeliefHow It Adds UpCulture as a Product
of ActionCulture as a Conditioning Element of Further ActionBox:
Varieties of cultural wisdomSocial Institutions Social Change:
Cultural Diffusion and LevelingSubcultures and
CounterculturesIdioculturesExcerpt: Margaret Visser, from Much
Depends upon Dinner (1986)
Chapter 8: Social Structure StatusesRolesBox: Tricky tricky
situationsMaster StatusGroups
Chapter 9: Society and Social Institutions Societal NeedsThe Nature
of Social InstitutionsBox: Polygamy and monogamySocial Change: The
Trend Toward Increasing Specialization
Chapter 10: Socialization Nature and Nurture: Biological and Social
Processes How Socialization WorksExcerpt: George Herbert Mead, From
Play and Games in the Genesis of Self (1934)Box: Rites of
passageResocialization and Total InstitutionsPonder
Chapter 11: Deviance and Social Control The Relativity of Deviance
(What We Already Know)Nonsociological Theories of
DevianceSociological Theories of Deviance: Emile Durkheim and
SuicideMore Structural Strain: Robert Merton and AnomieLearning to
Be Deviant: Howard Becker's Study of Marijuana UseThe Societal
Reaction Perspective: Labeling TheoryThe Functions of Deviance:
Maintenance of the Status Quo and Social ChangeBox: Ponder
Chapter 12: Stratification and Inequality Caste SystemsEstate
SystemsBox: A year in the life of the peasantClass
SystemsTheoretical Conceptions of ClassBox: PonderSome Words About
SlaverySocial Mobility and Open Versus Closed Systems
Chapter 13: Inequality and Achievement: Social Class Box: The
Mathew effectExplaining Social StratificationBox: Beyond
academicsThe Pygmalion Effect: The Power of ExpectationsThe Fallacy
of Hard WorkSocial Mobility, Social Structure, and Social
Change
Chapter 14: Inequality and Ascription: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Why a Dollar Is Not Always a
DollarPrejudiceDiscriminationDiscrimination and "Isms" The Social
Construction of Minority GroupsGenderBox: Sex or gender?
References Glossary/Index Credits
Each chapter ends with End of Chapter Review and Stop and Review:
Answers and Discussion
Lisa J. McIntyre is associate professor in sociology at Washington State University. She received the PhD in sociology from The University of Chicago. She is the author of three books including The Public Defender: The Practice of Law in the Shadows of Repute; Law in the Sociological Enterprise and The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology and the editor of The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociology. With Marvin Sussman, McIntyre edited Families and Law. An enthusiastic teacher and popular lecturer, McIntyre is a winner of Washington State Universitys William F. Mullen Teaching Medal and numerous departmental teaching awards. Her central research focus is on how law and social behavior interact.
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