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050 _aHM57.S1
245 _aSociology: annual editions. /
_cKurt Finsterbusch
250 _a31st ed.
260 _aU.K.:
_bMcGraw Hill,
_cc2002.
300 _axvi, 223 p.:
_bill.;
_c28cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: Culture -- Modern, traditional, and unusual cultures -- American culture and cultural change -- Socialization and social control -- Childhood and influences on personality and behavior -- Crime, law enforcement, and social control -- Groups and roles in transition -- Family, marriage, and divorce -- Sex, gender, and gendar roles -- Cities and community -- Stratification and social inequalities -- Income inequalities and the poor -- Welfare and welfare reform -- Racial inequalities and issues -- Sex inequalities and issues -- Social institutions: issues, crises, and changes -- The Political sphere: power, politics, and administration -- The Economic sphere: consumption, corporations, and workers -- The Social sphere: education, abortion, dying, health, and religion -- Social change and the future -- Population, environment, and society -- Technology for better or for worse -- The New crises: terrorism -- The Reshaping of the world.
650 _bSociology.
700 _aFinsterbusch, Kurt
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