Sociology in Action Interactive eBook

803 Pages·2018·13.242 MB·English

by  Kathleen Odell Korgen, Maxine Atkinson

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Sociology in Action
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To all instructors and students who put sociology into action.
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Sociology in Action
Kathleen Odell Korgen
William Paterson University
Maxine P. Atkinson
North Carolina State University
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Korgen, Kathleen Odell, 1967- author. | Atkinson, Maxine P., author.
Title: Sociology in action / Kathleen Odell Korgen, William Paterson University, USA, Maxine P. Atkinson, North Carolina State University,
USA.
Description: First Edition. | Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, [2018] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017039363 | ISBN 9781506345901 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Sociology—Study and teaching.
Classification: LCC HM571 .S6197 2018 | DDC 301.071—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017039363
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Brief Contents
Preface
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Chapter 1 Training Your Sociological Eye
Chapter 2 Understanding Theory
Chapter 3 Using Research Methods
Chapter 4 Recognizing Culture
Chapter 5 Understanding Socialization
Chapter 6 Identifying Deviant Behavior
Chapter 7 Confronting Economic Inequality
Chapter 8 Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Chapter 9 Recognizing the Importance of Race
Chapter 10 Understanding Institutions: Family
Chapter 11 Understanding Institutions: Education
Chapter 12 Understanding Institutions: Religion
Chapter 13 Saving the Environment
Chapter 14 Changing Society through Social Movements
Glossary
References
Index
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