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The Big Picture
A Sociology Primer
by Jon Witt
ISBN: 0072990538
ISBN-13: 9780072990539
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
Published date: 2006
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 310
Publisher's Notes
In this new, brief introduction to the rich and complex discipline of sociology, author Jon Witt cuts to the core of the sociological perspective, supplying answers to two main questions: "Why do we think the way we think?" and "Why do we act the way we act?" Providing students with a glimpse of the "Big Picture," the author offers a top-down look at the structure of society, which allows us to see the many ways in which we are linked together.
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McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Trade Paper. good. Semester Rental. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Part I. The Sociological Perspective Chapter 1. The Significance of Place Chapter 2. The Sociological Imagination Chapter 3. The Search for Answers to Sociological Questions Part II. Big Ideas in Sociology Chapter 4. A Hamburger Is a Miracle: Social Structure and Organization: Chapter 5. Labor Power + Tree = Desk: Production and Innovation Chapter 6. I Think, Therefore I Do: Power, Authority, and Social Control Chapter 7. Self and Society: The Social Construction of Reality Chapter 8. The Meaning of “Is”: Postmodern Life Part III. Worlds We Live In Chapter 9. The Ties That Bind: Families Chapter 10. Getting Schooled: Education Chapter 11. Keeping the Faith: Religion and Its Equivalents Chapter Part IV. Culture, Structure, and Inequality Chapter 12. From Gap to Gucci: Social Class and Economic Inequality Chapter 13. Opening Doors: Sex and Gender Chapter 14. Color Coded: Race and Ethnicity Chapter Part V. Sociology: From Theory to Practice Chapter 15. Sociology Is a Verb Glossary/Index DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Part I. The Sociological Perspective Chapter 1. The Significance of Place Where We Are Shapes Who We Are Generations: Boomers, X’ers, Millenials Age, Gender, and Race: Demographics and TV Preference Lifestyle Clusters: Demographics and Consumption The Symbolic Significance of Social Life: Urban Legends as Red Flags Power, Privilege, and Place A Look Ahead Questions to Ponder Recommended Resources Chapter 2. The Sociological Imagination Society and the Individual: History and Biography Life Chances Social Problems: Private Troubles and Public Issues Sociology Is … Systematic Study The Individual Society The Consequences of Difference Sociology’s Essential Dimensions Micro Approach and Macro Approach Scientific Sociology and Reform Sociology Historical Context: Industrial Revolution Comte’s Contributions to Scientific Sociology Martineau’s Contributions to Reform Sociology Sociology as a Tool Questions to Ponder Recommended Resources Chapter 3. The Search for Answers to Sociological Questions Scientific Sociology and Quantitative Research The Wheel of Science Theory Hypothesis Research Generalization A Classic Case of Scientific Sociology: Durkheim’s Analysis of Suicide Research and the Sociological Imagination: An Update on Suicide Reform Sociology and Qualitative Research Interpretation and Critique as Sources of Knowledge A Classic Case of Reform Sociology: Du Bois’s Analysis of Race The Color-Line The Veil Twoness The Significance of Social Position Social Facts and Critical Interpretation Questions to Ponder Recommended Resources Part II. Big Ideas in Sociology Chapter 4. A Hamburger Is a Miracle: Social Structure and Organization Durkheim’s Perspective on Social Integration A Hamburger Is a Miracle: Interdependence Social Integration in a Traditional Society: The Amish Individualism and Interdependence in Contemporary Society Bowling Alone Expanding Social Capital The Good Society Questions to Ponder Recommended Resources Chapter 5. Labor Power + Tree = Desk: Production and Innovation Labor Power and Technological Innovation Marx’s Five Presuppositions Humans Must Produce Production Makes Us Uniquely Human We Pour Ourselves into Our Products Economy Determines Society Scarcity and Distribution Are Obstacles to the Good Society Scarcity: Capitalism and Technological Innovation Distribution: Capitalism and Social Relations Revolution and the Good Society The Economics of Change Questions to Pond ( more information) Offered by Chegg.com (United States)
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