Society in focus : an introduction to sociology /
Thompson, William E. 1950-
Society in focus : an introduction to sociology / William E. Thompson, Joseph V. Hickey, Mica L. Thompson. - 8th ed. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c.2017. - xviii, 631 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Revised edition of Society in focus, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preface -- About the authors -- Sociological perspective -- Discovering sociology -- Doing sociology -- Social framework -- Society and culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction in everyday life -- Social groups, organizations, and bureaucracies -- Social differentiation and inequality -- Deviance and conformity -- Social stratification and the u.s. class system -- Global stratification -- Race and ethnicity -- Sex and gender -- Age and the elderly -- Social institutions -- Families -- Education -- Religion -- Government, politics, and war -- The economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Social change -- Population, urbanization, and ecology -- Social change, collective behavior, and the future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index -- Credits.
9781442255975
Sociology.
--Text book
301 / THO
Society in focus : an introduction to sociology / William E. Thompson, Joseph V. Hickey, Mica L. Thompson. - 8th ed. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c.2017. - xviii, 631 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Revised edition of Society in focus, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preface -- About the authors -- Sociological perspective -- Discovering sociology -- Doing sociology -- Social framework -- Society and culture -- Socialization -- Social interaction in everyday life -- Social groups, organizations, and bureaucracies -- Social differentiation and inequality -- Deviance and conformity -- Social stratification and the u.s. class system -- Global stratification -- Race and ethnicity -- Sex and gender -- Age and the elderly -- Social institutions -- Families -- Education -- Religion -- Government, politics, and war -- The economy and work -- Health and medicine -- Social change -- Population, urbanization, and ecology -- Social change, collective behavior, and the future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index -- Credits.
9781442255975
Sociology.
--Text book
301 / THO