Name: THINK Sociology By John Carl
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THINK Sociology by John Carl

With an engaging visual design, 15 page chapters, and readings from popular trade titles, THINK Sociology is the introductory Sociology text your students will read. THINK Sociology is informed with the latest research and the most contemporary examples, allowing you to bring current events directly into your classroom with little additional work. An engaging visual design developed with the benefit of extensive student feedback will appeal to your students and deliver the core concepts of Sociology in a way that they can actually understand. The groundbreaking instructor supplements package will help you bring the core concepts of Sociology to life, without burdening your students with heavy, too dense and too expensive learning solutions. Thinkspot, the text's open access website, provides students with a large resource of tools to help them achieve a better grade.

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Thank you to the following reviewers: Rick Herbert South Plains College Patricia O'Brien Elgin Community College Pamperin Bruce University of Wisconsin-Stout Tara Shaw University of Oklahoma Elizabeth Jenner Gustavus Adolphus College Mark Miller East Texas Baptist University Sheli Bernstein-Goff West Liberty University Amanda White St. Louis Community College at Meramec Donna Sullivan Marshall University Shannon Carter University of Central Florida Tammy Jolley University of Arkansas Community College at BAtesville Soheyl Amini Salve Regina University Shirley Keeton American University of Afghanistan Erica Hunter University at Albany Kwaku Obosu-Mensah Lorain County Community College paul rhoads Williams Baptist College Catherine Duncan Pueblo Community College Mona Scott Mesa Community College Lois Easterday Onondaga Community College Marta Henriksen Central New Mexico Community College Claudette Jackson McLennan Community College Amanda Miller University of Central Oklahoma Mitchell Mackinem Claflin University Connie Zirkle Marshall University Olga Rowe Oregon State University Michael O'Connor Hawkeye Community College Norma Lythcott Chattahoochee Technical College Sarah Allred Berry Collge Elizabeth Mansley Delaware State University Richard Miller Missouri Southern State University Sue Greer-Pitt Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Leslie Elrod University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College Stuart Shafer Johnson County Community College Laura Scott Pierce College Maria Flynn Ocean County College Dana Mayhew Bristol Community College Lorna Zukas National University Xiaoshuo Hou University of Massachusetts Amherst Kyra Greene San Diego State University Rose De Luca Emmanuel College Brooke Strahn-Koller Kirkwood Community College Harry Mersmann San Joaquin Delta College Kayleen Oka Seattle Central Community College Bobbie Brannon Catawba Valley Community College Rebecca Plante Ithaca College Rondell Merrill Oakton Community College Nancy Reeves Gloucester County College Gail Stewart Pierce College Puyallup Judith Rozarie Gibbs College Maxine Elmont MassBay Community College Alan Young Southern Nazarene University

About John Carl

John Carl's interest in sociology grew from his interests and job experiences after college, which included working in hospitals, schools, churches and prisons. John reflects, In these many diverse encounters I continued to notice how often the structures of society often did not support the change so desperately sought after by the individual. I began to reflect on my sociology courses from my undergraduate work and decided to return to graduate school to study sociology. Returning to graduate school at the University of Oklahoma, he became passionate about the study of Criminology and Stratification completing his Ph.D. while teaching full time at Rose State College. John says, I found that every part of my life to this point, fit perfectly with the study of sociology. It is a diverse and exciting field that helps a person understand their world. Today, teaching remains his primary focus. John Carl has excelled in the classroom, winning awards for his teaching and working to build and improve the sociology program at Rose State. I teach the introductory class every semester because I believe it is the most important course in any department. It is where students get the foundation they need for their continued study of sociology. In these classes, my goal is simple. To teach students to think sociologically so that they can consider any new event in the light of that thought. When asked why he wrote Think Sociology, the answer was simple: This book is truly a labor of love for me. I wanted to write a book that is filled with examples used in the classroom and written in a language that students can understand without compromising the core concepts of sociology. John lives in Oklahoma with his family, wife Keven, and daughters Sara and Caroline. In his free time, John plays golf, gardens, throws pottery, and plays his guitar. He continues to move from the classroom to community by being active in non-profit leadership in his home community and providing training to non-profit boards so they may better achieve their goals. John suggests, It is all part of sociology, not only to understand the world in which we live, but to take that understanding from the classroom and use it to improve the community.

IN THIS SECTION: 1. BRIEF 2. COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1. Sociology: An Introduction to the Foundations of Sociology Chapter 2. Sociological Research: How Do We Learn about Society? Chapter 3. Culture: A Framework for the Individual Chapter 4. Social Structure and Interaction: Micro and Macro Orientations Chapter 5. Socialization: The Process of Fitting into Society Chapter 6. Groups and Societies: Understanding our Environment Chapter 7. Social Class in the United States: Stratification in a Modern Society Chapter 8. Global Stratification: Wealth and Poverty in the World Chapter 9. Population and Environmental Impact: How Do Societies Deal with Growing Numbers? Chapter 10. Race and Ethnic Stratification: Is it a Question of Color? Chapter 11. Gender Stratification: The Social Side of Sex Chapter 12. Aging and Health: The Graying of Society Chapter 13. Crime and the Legal System: How Do Societies Respond to Crime and Deviance? Chapter 14. Marriage and Family: How Do Societies Perpetuate Themselves? Chapter 15. Education and Religion: How Do Societies Pass on Information? Chapter 16. Economy and Politics: How Do Societies Support and Govern Themselves? Chapter 17. Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change? COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Each chapter has 3 sections: Get the Topic, Think Sociologically, and Discover Sociology in Action) Chapter 1: Sociology: An Introduction to the Foundations of Sociology Sociology Defined Developing a Sociological Imagination Emile Durkheim's Theory on Suicide The Functionalist's Worldview Functionalism in the United States The Conflict Theorist's Worldview The Symbolic Interactionist's Worldview The Three Paradigms: How are They Interrelated? Getting Involved in Sociology-- Community Learning Chapter 2: Sociological Research: How Do We Learn About Society? Objectivity Variables Cause and Correlation Scientific Method: What Are the Six Stephs of Social Research? Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Triangulation Research Methods and the Three Paradigms Social Policy and Statistics Community Learning-- Needs Assessments Chapter 3: Culture: A Framework for the Individual Material Culture Nonmaterial Culture Additional Values Norms and Sanctions The Study of Culture Symbolic Interactionism-- A Crisis of Values Functionalism-- Communitarianism Conflict Theory-- The McDonaldization of the United States Social Policy: Multiculturalism and Assimilation Chapter 4: Social Structure and Interaction: Micro and Macro Orientations Macrosociology and Microsociology Micro Orientations: Social Interactions An Example of Symbolic Interactionism: The Thomas Theorem and the Social Creation of Reality An Example of Functionalism: Study Essential Features of Functional Social Structures An Example of Conflict Theory: Deliberate Efforts to Weaken the Structure and Culture of Native Americans Social Policy -- The Perry Preschool Project Chapter 5: Socialization: The Process of Fitting into Society The Nature vs. Nurture Debate -- What Makes Us Who We Are? Theorists on Socialization Agents of Socialization Can We Be Resocialized? Experiencing the Total Institution Symbolic Interactionism and Resocialization Functionalism Conflict Theory -- What Forces Socialize Us? Applying Sociological Thinking in the World, Social Policy, and Title IX Chapter 6: Groups and Societies: Understanding Our Environment Formal Organizations Functionalism and Leadership Conflict Theory -- Marx, Bureaucracy, and Democratic Organizations Symbolic Interactionism -- Creating a Just and Democratic Workplace Adult Civic Engagement and Childhood Activities Leading Groups Chapter 7: Social Class in the United States: Stratification in a Modern Society How Does the United States Define Poverty? Social Mobility Functionalism Conflict Theory Symbolic Interactionism Social Policy: Welfare for the Poor Social Policy: Minimum Wage Chapter 8: Global Stratification: Wealth and Poverty in the World Global Stratification Social Systems Global Stratification: No Longer a Third World Functionalism Conflict Theory Symbolic Interactionism Social Policy: Foreign Aid Chapter 9: Population and Environmental Impact: How Do Societies Deal with Growing Numbers? Population by the Numbers Malthusian Theory Demographic Transition Theory Issues Associated with Population Growth Human Exemptionism Environmental Sociology Population Control Programs Chapter 10: Race and Ethnic Stratification: Is It a Question of Color? Census Definitions Racial Stratification in the United States Symbolic Interactionism: Color-Blind Racism Affirmative Action Chapter 11: Gender Stratification: The Social Side of Sex Gender vs. Sex Patriarchy and Sexism Gender Roles Gender and Inequality Feminism Feminist Theory Functionalism Conflict Theory Symbolic Interactionism Chapter 12: Aging and Health: The Graying of Society Health Defined Health in the United States: Living off the Fat of the Land Health Care Aging: The Graying of the United States Functionism -- Disengaging from Society Symbolic Interactionism -- Living an Active Lifestyle Conflict Theory -- Aging and Inequality Social Security and Medicare Chapter 13: Crime and the Legal System: How Do Societies Respond to Crime and Deviance? Deviance vs. Crime Historical Roots of Deviance and Crime Theories Functional Explanations of Crime and Deviance Social Interaction Theories Symbolic Interaction Theories Symbolic Interactionist Theory Social Conflict Theory General Theories of Crime Causation Crime Control: The Criminal Justice System Chapter 14: Marriage and Family: How Do Societies Perpetuate Themselves? Marriage and Family Symbolic Interactionism Conflict Theory Functionalism Gay Marriage vs. Civil Unions vs. Nothing Chapter 15: Education and Religion: How Do Societies Pass on Information? Education in Society Religion Symbolic Interactionism Functionalism Conflict Theory Improving Education with School Vouchers Chapter 16: Economy and Politics: How Do Societies Support and Govern Themselves? Economic Systems Global Economy Political Systems Types of Government Politics in the United States The Nature of Power Lack of ASsistance for Veterans Chapter 17: Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change? Shifts in Society Shifts in Society Resistance to Change Conflict Theory Functionalism Symbolic Interactionism Acknowledgements About the Author Glossary Endnotes Photo Credits Index

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THINK Sociology by John Carl

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John Carl

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20101112

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