Sociology For Dummies 1st Edition by Jay Gabler ISBN 111999134X 9781119991342

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ISBN 10: 111999134X

ISBN 13: 9781119991342

Author: Jay Gabler

Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you’re deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course. Avoiding jargon, Sociology For Dummies will get you up to speed on this widely studied topic in no time.

Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition:

• Provides a general overview of what sociology is as well as an in-depth look at some of the major concepts and theories.
• Offers examples of how sociology can be applied and its importance to everyday life
• Features an in-depth look at social movements and political sociology
• Helps you discover how to conduct sociological research
• Offers advice and tips for thinking about the world in an objective way

Table of contents: 

Part 1: The Basic Basics
Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head around It
Understanding Sociology
Seeing the World as a Sociologist
Understanding Differences Among People and Groups
Social Organisation
Sociology and Your Life
Sociology For Dummies, for Dummies
Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?
Figuring Out What Sociology Is
Discovering Where Sociology Is ‘Done’
Recognising How Sociology Affects Your Life and Your World
Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of Sociology
So . . . Who Cares about History?
Thinking about Society before There Was Sociology
The Development of ‘Sociology’
Sociology’s Power Trio
Sociology in the 20th Century
Sociology Today
Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can’t Put Society in a Test Tube
The Steps of Sociological Research
Choosing a Method
Analyzing Analytical Tools
Preparing For Potential Pitfalls
Part 2: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist
Chapter 5: Socialisation: What is ‘Culture,’ and Where Can I Get Some?
Understanding What Culture Is – and Isn’t
Studying Culture: Makin’ It and Takin’ It
Paddling the ‘Mainstream’
Socialisation: Where You Connect in Culture
Culture Paradox: Pulling Us Together and Pushing Us Apart
Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the Rules?
Within You and Without You: The Paradox of Society
Rational – and Irrational – Choices
Symbolic Interactionism: Life is a Stage
Part 3: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse World
Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks
The Global Village: Seeing Society as a Network
The Strength of Weak Ties
Insights from Network Analysis
Chapter 8: Social Stratification: We’re All Equal, But Some of Us Are More Equal Than Others
Excavating the Social Strata
The Many Means of Inequality
Comparing inequality internationally
Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where’s the Finish Line?
Bias and Discrimination: A Two-Sided Coin
Race and Ethnicity
Sex and Gender
Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender: Why They Still Matter
Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National Identities
Stating the Obvious: The Emergence of the State
‘What is a Nation?’
When Nationalism Turns Ugly
Addressing Concepts of Citizenship
Multicultural Citizenship
Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World
Understanding Religion in History
Religion in Theory . . . and in Practice
Faith and Freedom in the World Today
Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I Won!
All Crime is Deviance, but Not All Deviance is a Crime
Criminals in Society
The Social Construction of Crime
Becoming Deviant
Fighting Crime
Part 4: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social Organisation
Chapter 13: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and Disorganisations)
The Corporate Conundrum: Making a Profit Isn’t as Easy – or as Simple – as it Sounds
Weber’s Big Idea About Organisations
Rational Systems: Bureaucracy at its Purest
Natural Systems: We’re Only Human
Open Systems: The Whole Wide World of Work
Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and Political Sociology
State and Government: Governing and Being Governed
Sharing (or Not Sharing) Power in Society
Social Movements: Working for Change
Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain’t No) Love in the Heart of the City
Sociology in the City
Changing Neighbourhoods
Life in the City: Perils and Promise
Part 5: Sociology and Your Life
Chapter 16: The Family and the Life Course
The Social Construction of Age
Running the Course of Life
Taking Care: Health Care and Society
Families Past and Present
Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change
Why Societies Change
What Comes Next?
Sociology in the Future
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That Don’t Feel Like Homework
Randall Collins: Sociological Insight
William Foote Whyte: Street Corner Society
Laud Humphreys: Tea Room Trade
Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Stan Cohen: Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Arlie Hochschild: The Second Shift
Viviana Zelizer: Pricing the Priceless Child
Michael Schwalbe: Unlocking the Iron Cage
Tariq Modood: Not Easy Being British
Katherine Newman: No Shame in My Game
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in Everyday Life
Think Critically About Claims That ‘ Research Proves’ One Thing or Another
Beware of Unprovable Assertions About Society
Understand Barriers to Effective Communication
Know the Difference Between the Identity You Choose and the Identities Others Choose For You
Understanding Art: If It Seems Confusing, That’s Exactly the Point
Be Clever About Relationship-Building
Changing Society: Be Optimistic, But Keep Your Expectations Reasonable
Learn How to Mobilise a Social Movement
Run Your Company Effectively
Understand How We Can All Be Different, Yet All Be the Same
Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology
With Hard Work and Determination, Anyone Can Get What They Deserve
Our Actions Reflect Our Values
We’re Being Brainwashed by the Media
Understanding Society is Just a Matter of ‘Common Sense’
Race Doesn’t Matter Any More
In Time, Immigrant Families Will Assimilate and Adopt a New Culture
Bureaucracy is Dehumanizing
People Who Make Bad Choices Are Just Getting the Wrong Messages
Society Stops Us Being Our ‘True Selves’

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