Andersen, Margaret L. <br/><br/>
Sociology :  the essentials / 
Margaret L. Andersen, Howard F. Taylor. 
 - Belmont, Calif. :  Wadsworth,  c2001 
 - xxvi, 483 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Pt. One. Introducing the Sociological Imagination. Ch. 1. Sociological Perspecives and Sociological Research. - Pt. Two. Society and Social Structure. Ch. 2. Culture. Ch. 3. Socialization. Ch. 4. Society and Social Interaction. Ch. 5. Groups and Organizations. Ch. 6. Deviance. - Pt. Three. Social Inequality. Ch. 7. Social Stratificaion. Ch. 8. Global Stratification. Ch. 9. Race and Ethnicity. Ch. 10. Sex and Gender. - Pt. Four. Social Institutions. Ch. 11. Families. Ch. 12. Education and Work. Ch. 13. Government and Health Care. Ch. 14. Religion. - Pt. Five. Social Change. Ch. 15. Population, Urbanism, and the Environment. Ch. 16. Social Change and Social Movements. 
<br/><br/> [This book] introduces students to the basic concepts and theories of sociology. [It demonstrates] the power of sociological thinking in understanding the society and introduces sociology by drawing on the best contemporary and classical scholarship, emphasizing recent research and providing balance in the presentation of different theoretical perspectives. - Preface 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0534567088 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301  / AND