Essentials of sociology. /
Anthony Giddens
- 2nd ed.
- New York : W.W Norton & Company, 2008.
- xvii, 506 + various pagings.: chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:Part I: The Sociological perspective: The sociological perspective -- Culture -- Socialization -- Social structure and social interaction -- Part II: Social groups and social control -- Social groups and formal organizations -- Deviance and social control -- Part III: Social inequality: Global stratification -- Social class in the United States -- Inequalities of race and ethnicity -- Inequalities of gender and age -- Part IV: Social institutions: Politics and the economy -- Marriage and family -- Education and religion -- Part V: Social change: Population and urbanization -- Social change: technology, social movements and the environment.