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IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part I: The Sociological Approach Chapter 1:   The Sociological Perspective   Chapter 2:   The Structure of Social Groups Chapter 3:   The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict   Part II: The Individual in Society: Society in the Individual Chapter 4:   Culture Chapter 5:   Socialization Chapter 6:   Social Control Chapter 7:   Deviance   Part III: The Study of Society Chapter 8:   Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic Chapter 9:   Social Stratification Chapter 10: Class Chapter 11: Racial Inequality Chapter 12: Gender Inequality   Part IV: Social Institutions Chapter 13: The Economy Chapter 14: Power and Politics Chapter 15: Families Chapter 16: Education Chapter 17: Religion   Part V: Human Agency Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures   COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Preface About the Authors Part I: The Sociological Approach   Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective   Sociology   Assumptions of the Sociological Perspective   The Sociological Imagination      Problems with the Sociological Perspective      The Historical Development of Sociology   Sociological Methods: The Craft of Sociology      Chapter 2: The Structure of Social Groups   The Micro Level   The Societal or Macro Level       Chapter 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict   Social Systems: Order and Conflict Synthesis of the Order and Conflict Models       Part II: The Individual in Society: Society in the Individual   Chapter 4: Culture   Culture: The Knowledge That People Share   The Globalization of Culture?   Values from the Order and Conflict Perspectives     Chapter 5: Socialization   The Personality as a Social Product   Socialization in a Changing Social Landscape    Chapter 6: Social Control   Agents of Ideological Social Control    Agents of Direct Social Control     Chapter 7: Deviance   The Characteristics of Deviance Society as the Source of Deviance Deviance from the Order and Conflict Perspectives     Part III: The Study of Society     Chapter 8: Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic   Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy   The New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape   The Aging Society   Chapter 9: Social Stratification   Major Concepts   Theories of Stratification   Deficiency Theories   Structural Theories     Chapter 10: Class   Dimensions of Inequality   Social Classes   The Consequences of Social Class Positions   Social Mobility   Poverty in the United States   Myths about Poverty      Chapter 11: Racial Inequality   Racial and Ethnic Minorities   Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality   Racial Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives   Discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics: Continuity and Change   Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations      Chapter 12: Gender Inequality   Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked   Gender Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives   Learning Gender   Reinforcing Male Dominance   Structured Gender Inequality   The Costs and Consequences of Sexism   Fighting the System    Part IV: Social Institutions   Chapter 13: The Economy   Capitalism and Socialism   The Corporation-Dominated Economy   Capitalism and Inequality   Work in U.S. Society   Capitalism in Crisis      Chapter 14: Power and Politics   Models of the National Power Structure   The Consequences of Concentrated Power   The Order and Conflict Perspectives on the Distribution of Power   Chapter 15: Families   The Mythical Family in the United States   Families in Contemporary U.S. Society   Globalization:  Families in Global Perspective Changes in Marriage and Family Roles   Violence in Families   The Modern Family from the Order and Conflict Perspectives   Families of the Future      Chapter 16: Education   The Characteristics of U.S. Education   Education and Inequality   Education from the Order and Conflict Perspectives      Chapter 17: Religion   Classical Sociology’s Differing Interpretations of Religion   Some Distinctive Features of U.S. Religion   Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion   Religious Trends   Contemporary Christianity and Politics     Religion from the Order and Conflict Perspectives    Part V: Human Agency   Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures   The Sociological Paradox: Social Structure and Agency Social Movements Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up Conclusion Glossary   References Name Index   Subject Index