| Description |
xxiv, 598 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1 The Sociological Imagination 2 -- -- 2 Theoretical Perspectives and -- Methods of Social Research 28 -- With Emphasis on Mexico -- -- 3 Culture 64 -- With Emphasis on South Korea -- -- 4 Socialization 102 -- With Emphasis on Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza -- -- 5 Social Interaction and the Social -- Construction of Reality 139 -- With Emphasis on the Democratic Republic -- of the Congo -- -- 6 Social Organizations 174 -- With Emphasis on McDonald's, a U.S.-Based -- Multinational Corporation with Operations -- in 121 Countries -- -- 7 Deviance, Conformity, and Social -- Control 203 -- With Emphasis on the People's Republic of China -- -- 8 Social Stratification 238 -- With Emphasis on South Africa -- -- -- -- 9 Race and Ethnicity 274 -- With Emphasis on the U.S. System of Racial -- and Ethnic Classification and Its Consequences -- -- 10 Gender 308 -- With Emphasis on American Samoa -- -- 11 Economics and Politics 344 -- With Emphasis on Vietnam, Brazil, and the United -- States -- -- 12 Population and Urbanization 378 -- With Emphasis on India -- -- 13 Family and Aging 410 -- With Emphasis on Japan -- -- 14 Education 444 -- With Emphasis on Public Education in the United -- States -- -- 15 Religion 476 -- With Emphasis on the Islamic State of Afghanistan -- -- 16 Social Change 508 -- With Emphasis on Global Interdependence |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 560-585) and index |
| Subject |
Sociology.
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Social history -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| LC no. |
2002104114 |
| ISBN |
0534588603 |
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