Schaefer, Richard T. creator text xxu Boston McGraw Hill c2005 9th ed. monographic eng

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xli, 630 p.: ill.; 28cm. Contents: The Sociological perspective -- Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Organizing social life -- Culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction and social structure -- Groups and organizations -- The Mass media -- Deviance and social control -- Social inequality -- Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Social inequality worldwide -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender -- Stratification by age -- Social institutions -- The Family and intimate relationships -- Religion -- Education -- Government and politics -- The Economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Changing society -- Communities and urbanization -- Population and the environment -- Collective behavior and social movements -- Social change and technology. Richard T. Schaefer Includes index. Sociology HM586.S33 0072886927 120619