Table of Contents

1. Sociological Perspective.
2. Culture.
3. Doing Sociological Research.
4. Socialization and the Life Course.
5. Social Structure and Social Interaction.
6. Groups and Organization.
7. Deviance and Crime.
8. Social Class and Social Stratification.
9. Global Stratification.
10. Race and Ethnicity.
11. Gender.
12. Sexuality.
13. Families and Religion.
14. Education and Health Care.
15. Economy and Politics.
16. Environment, Population and Social Change.

About the Author

Margaret L. Andersen (B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst) is the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor Emerita at the University of Delaware. Her books have had a far-reaching impact and include: GETTING SMART ABOUT RACE: AN AMERICAN CONVERSATION; RACE IN SOCIETY: THE ENDURING AMERICAN DILEMMA, 2E; THINKING ABOUT WOMEN, 11E; the best-selling anthology, RACE, CLASS AND GENDER, soon to be published in its eleventh edition; LIVING ART: THIS LIFE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR PAUL R. JONES and ON LAND AND ON SEA: A CENTURY OF WOMEN IN THE ROSENFELD COLLECTION. Andersen is an emeritus member and former Chair of the National Advisory Board for Stanford University�s Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Past-Vice President of the American Sociological Association and Past President of the Eastern Sociological Society. She served in several administrative positions at the University of Delaware, including as Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity; Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and as founding director of the President�s Diversity Initiative. She has received numerous awards, including two teaching awards from the University of Delaware, the Eastern Sociological Society Merit Award for career contributions and the American Sociological Association�s Jessie Bernard Award, given for expanding the boundaries of sociology to include women. The University of Delaware granted her an honorary doctorate in recognition of her national prominence in scholarship, teaching and service.