An edition of Sociology 11/12
(2012)
Sociology 11/12
39th edition.
by Kurt Finsterbusch
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Sociology, Social conditions, Sociologie, Conditions socialesPlaces
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Table of Contents
Unit 1: Culture : A. American culture and cultural change :
Understanding American worldview -- J. LaVelle Ingram
The atrophy of social life -- D. Stanley Eitzen
The myth of the "culture of poverty" -- Paul Gorski
Islam in America -- Bobby Ghosh -- B. Value issues :
The denial of virtue -- Amitai Etzioni
Diversity within unity: a new approach to immigrants and minorities -- Communitarian Reader: Beyond the Essentials, -- edited by -- Amitai Etzioni, -- Andrew Volmert, -- Elanit Rothschild
The dubious value of value-neutrality -- Stephen H. Balch.
Unit 2 : Socialization and social control : A. Influences on personality and behavior :
Worth every penny -- Jim Giles
The new sex scorecard -- Hara Estroff Marano -- B. Crime, law enforcement, and social control :
Fighting crime: an economist's view -- John J. Donohue
Too many laws, too many prisoners -- Economist
The aggregate burden of crime -- David A. Anderson.
Unit 3 : Groups and roles in transition : A. Marriage and the family :
The frayed knot -- Economist
Good parents, bad results -- Nancy Shute
Peer marriage -- Pepper Schwartz -- B. Gender and gender roles :
Feminists and fundamentalists -- Kavita Ramdas
The conservative case for gay marriage -- Theodore B. Olson -- C. City and community :
An age of transformation -- Economist
Why aren't U.S. cities burning? -- Michael B. Katz.
Unit 4 : Stratification and social inequalities : A. Poverty and income inequalities :
A world enslaved -- E. Benjamin Skinner
Antipoverty policy for the excluded poor -- Herbert J. Gans
Goodbye, Horiatio Alger: moving up economically is now impossible for many, if not most, Americans -- Jeff Madrick
Connecting the dots -- David K. Shipler -- B. Welfare and welfare reform :
Temporary assistance for needy families: an overview -- Robert Ek, -- Larry Goolsby -- C. Racial and ethnic issues and inequalities :
Inequalities that endure? Racial ideology, American politics, and the peculiar role of the social sciences -- Lawrence D. Bobo
Whites swim in racial preference -- Tim Wise
The decline of bigotry in America -- Philip Perlmutter -- D. Sex inequalities and issues :
Great expectations -- Judith M. Havemann
Female power -- Economist
The end of men -- Hanna Rosin.
Unit 5 : Social institutions: issues, crises, and changes : A. The political sphere: power, politics, and administration :
Who rules America?: power, politics, and social change -- G. William Domhoff
Inside the hidden world of earmarks -- Eamon Javers
Foresight for government -- David M. Walker -- B. The economic sphere: changing consumption, workplaces, workforce :
Reversal of fortune -- Bill McKibben
The Capitalist Manifesto: greed is good (to a point) -- Fareed Zakaria
Nine powerful practices -- Ruby Payne
Medical guesswork -- John Carey
Pandemic pandemonium -- Josh N. Ruxin
In search of the spiritual -- Jerry Adler.
Unit 6 : Social change and the future : A. Population issues :
Population & sustainability -- Robert Engleman
How to feed 8 billion people -- Lester R. Brown
Immigration benefits America -- Steven J. Gold -- B. Environment and society :
Climate change, coming home: global warming's effects on populations -- Sarah DeWeerdt -- C. Technology for better or for worse :
Who's afraid of human enhancement? A reason debate on the promise, perils, and ethics of human biotechnology -- Nick Gillespie, -- et al.
Biotech on the farm: realizing the promise -- Clifton E. Anderson -- D. Terrorism and war :
Defeating terrorism: is it possible? Is it probable? -- Marvin J. Cetron
The Jihad against the Jihadis: how moderate Muslims waged war on extremists, and won -- Fareed Zakaria
War in the fifth domain -- Economist -- E. Macro changes for the world and the United States :
A new end, a new beginning: prepare for life as we don't know it -- John L. Petersen
A user's guide to the century -- Jeffrey D. Sachs
Can America fail? -- Kishore Mahbubani.
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