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Informationen zum Autor ;span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt";;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"; ;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" class="Pa26";Jeanne H. Ballantine is professor of sociology at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She received an MA from Columbia University and a PhD from Indiana University, with a specialty in sociology of education. She has been teaching and writing for more than 30 years and has written or coauthored several texts, including Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis, Teaching Sociology of Education, Sociological Footprints, and Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology. She has also published in other areas, including gender and teaching of sociology, and has been an active member of sociology of education organizations, including the ASA Section on Sociology of Education, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee on Sociology of Education. She has won numerous awards, including the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award.;/p;;/span;;/span; Klappentext A new edition of this popular undergraduate introduction to sociology. Our Social World inspires students to develop their sociological imaginations, to see the world and personal events from a new perspective, and to confront sociological issues on a day-to-day basis. For the 5th edition, Kathleen Korgen joins Jeanne Ballantine and Keith Roberts as a co-author to help make the 5th edition more accessible and more engaging with current examples, and to develop the theme of public/practical sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Understanding Our Social World: The Scientific Study of SocietyChapter 1: Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World What Is Sociology? Why Does Sociology Matter? The Social World ModelChapter 2: Examining the Social World: How Do We Know? The Development of Sociology Sociology's Major Theoretical Perspectives Ideas Underlying Science How Sociologists Study the Social WorldPART II Social Structure, Processes, and ControlChapter 3: Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World Society: The Hardware Culture: The Software Society, Culture, and Our Social World Theories of Culture The Fit Between Hardware and SoftwareChapter 4: Socialization Becoming Human and Humane Nature Versus Nurture-or Both Working Together? The Importance of Socialization Socialization and the Social World Development of the Self: Micro-Level Analysis Agents of Socialization: The Micro-Meso Connection Socialization and Macro-Level Issues Policy and PracticeChapter 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organization: Connections That Work Networks and Connections in Our Social World The Process of Interaction: Connections at the Micro Level Groups in Our Social World: The Micro-Meso Connection Organizations and Bureaucracies: The Meso-Macro Connection National and Global Networks: The Macro LevelChapter 6: Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us What Is Deviance? What Causes Deviant Behavior? Theoretical Perspectives Crime and Individuals: Micro-Level Analysis Crime and Organizations: Meso-Level Analysis National and Global Crime: Macro-Level Analysis Controlling Crime: Social Policy ConsiderationsPART III InequalityChapter 7: Stratification: Rich and Famous- or Rags and Famine? The Importance of Social Stratification Theoretical Explanations of Stratification Individuals' Social Status: The Micro Level Social Mobility: The Micro-Meso Connection Major Stratification Systems: Macro-Level Analysis Poverty and Social Policy National and Global Digital Divide: Macro-Level StratificationChapter 8: Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond "Us" and "Them" What Charac...
