Global sociology : introducing five contemporary societies /
Linda Schneider, Arnold Silverman
- 3rd ed.
- Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2003.
- xxvii, 323, [8] p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Photo credits. - List of tables. - Introduction : to the student. - Preface : to the instructor. - Acknowledgments. - 1. Japan : a conforming culture. Japan's history. Japanese culture. Social structure and group life. Socialization. Deviance in a demanding society. Social inequality in Japan : class, status and power. Social change and the future. Thinking sociological. For further reading. Bibliography. - 2. Mexico : nation of networks. Introduction. Mexican history. Mexican culture. Social structure and group life. Social institutions. Social inequality. Social change and Mexico's poor. Thinking sociologically. For further reading. Bibliography. - 3. The Bushmen of Namibia : ancient culture in a new nation. Introduction. History of the Bushmen. Pt. 1 : Bushmen culture : a design for living. Social structure and group life. Social inequality. Deviance and social control. Socialization. Pt. II : Social change and the future ; the postcolonial era. Thinking sociologically. For further reading. Bibliography. - 4. Egypt : faith, gender, and class. Introduction. Egypt's history. Egyptian culture. Social structure and Egyptian roles. Social inequality in Egypt. Social change and the future. Thinking sociologically. For further reading Bibliography. - 5. Germany : sosial institutions and social change in a modern Western society. Introduction. German history : central themes. German culture : continuity and change. Social institutions of the two Germanys. Deviance and social control. Social change and the future. Thinking sociologically. For further reading. Bibliography. - Index.