Society: The Basics

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Society: The Basics utilizes a complete theoretical framework and a global perspective to offer students an accessible and relevant introduction to sociology. John Macionis, author of the best-selling Introductory Sociology franchise over the last three decades, empowers students to see the world around them through a sociological lens, helping them to better understand their own lives. Informative as well as engaging, Society: The Basics will change the way readers see the world, and open the door to a new perspective and new opportunities. In addition to extensively updated data, the Fourteenth Edition offers engaging discussions of hot-button contemporary topics such as the increased proliferation of social media as well as expanded coverage of race, class, and gender.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,016

• Edition: 14

• City: Hoboken, NJ

• Pages: 566

• Pages In File: 593

• Language: English

• Topic: 194

• Identifier: 0134206320, 9780134206325

• Org File Size: 94,373,168

• Extension: pdf

• Tags: Society

• Toc: Title Page......Page 4Copyright Page......Page 5Brief Contents......Page 6Contents......Page 7Boxes......Page 15REVEL Boxes......Page 16Maps......Page 17Preface......Page 20About the Author......Page 27Chapter 1 Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method......Page 28The Power of Society to guide our choices in marriage partners......Page 29SEEING THE GENERAL IN THE PARTICULAR......Page 30SEEING THE STRANGE IN THE FAMILIAR......Page 31SEEING SOCIETY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES......Page 32SEEING SOCIOLOGICALLY: MARGINALITY AND CRISIS......Page 33THE IMPORTANCE OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE......Page 35THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY......Page 36SOCIOLOGY AND PERSONAL GROWTH......Page 38CAREERS: THE “SOCIOLOGY ADVANTAGE”......Page 39THE STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL APPROACH......Page 40THE SOCIAL-CONFLICT APPROACH......Page 42RACE-CONFLICT THEORY......Page 431.4: Describe sociology’s three research orientations.......Page 45POSITIVIST SOCIOLOGY......Page 47INTERPRETIVE SOCIOLOGY......Page 49CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY......Page 50GENDER......Page 51RESEARCH ETHICS......Page 52TESTING A HYPOTHESIS: THE EXPERIMENT......Page 54ASKING QUESTIONS: SURVEY RESEARCH......Page 55IN THE FIELD: PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION......Page 57USING AVAILABLE DATA: EXISTING SOURCES......Page 60PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: TEN STEPS IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH......Page 63Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life......Page 65Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life......Page 66Making the Grade......Page 67Chapter 2 Culture......Page 69The Power of Society to guide our attitudes on social issues such as abortion......Page 702.1: Explain the development of culture as a human strategy for survival.......Page 71HOW MANY CULTURES?......Page 74LANGUAGE......Page 75VALUES AND BELIEFS......Page 78IDEAL AND REAL CULTURE......Page 80HUNTING AND GATHERING......Page 81INDUSTRY......Page 82HIGH CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE......Page 83SUBCULTURE......Page 84MULTICULT