Description
Viewing our society from a conflict perspective.
This introductory text, written from a conflict perspective, emphasizes four themes: diversity, the struggle by the powerless to achieve social justice, the changing economy, and globalization. In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society studies the forces that lead to stability and change in society and asks:
- Who benefits from the existing social arrangements, and who does not?
- How are human beings shaped by society?
- What are the forces that maintain social stability, produce social inequality, and resist social change?
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- Explore Theory – A conflict perspective is used to examine social structures.
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Table of Contents
In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
PART 1: 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 2: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4: Culture
Chapter 5: Socialization
Chapter 6: Social Control
Chapter 7: Deviance
PART 3: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8: Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic
Chapter 9: Social Stratification
Chapter 10: Class
Chapter 11: Racial Inequality
Chapter 12: Gender Inequality
PART 4: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13: The Economy
Chapter 14: Power and Politics
Chapter 15: Families
Chapter 16: Education
Chapter 17: Religion
PART 5: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
2) Full Table of Contents
PART 1: 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
A Closer Look: Thinking Like a Sociologist
Research Methods: Standards for Objectivity and Integrity in Social Research
Chapter 2: The Structure of Social Groups
The Micro Level
A Closer Look: The Isolating Effects of Email
A Closer Look: The Declining Significance of Family
The Societal or Macro Level
Diversity: Gay Marriage?
Chapter 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict
Social Systems: Order and Conflict
Research Methods: Social Scientists and Values: Taking Sides
A Closer Look: Twinkies and Pencils and Functional Integration
Synthesis of the Order and Conflict Models
A Closer Look: The Fragmentation of Social Life: Deepening Divides in U.S.
A Closer Look: Violence and Division in India
The Integrative Forces in Society
Diversity: The Media’s Selective Perception of Race and Class
The Use of the Order and Conflict Models in This Book
PART 2: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY: SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 4: Culture
Culture: The Knowledge That People Share
A Closer Look: Ethnocentrism in U. S. Schools
Types of Shared Knowledge
Technology and Society: Test Your Emoticon Knowledge
A Closer Look: Test Your Emoticon Knowledge
Values
A Closer Look: Competition in the Era of Reality Television
Diversity: Life in a Religious Sect
Values from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 5: Socialization
The Personality as a Social Product
A Closer Look: The Looking-Glass Self and Body Image
Technology and Society: Helicopter Parenting and GPS Devices
Socialization in a Changing Social Landscape
Socialization from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 6: Social Control
Agents of Ideological Social Control
Diversity: The Amish and Social Control
Agents of Direct Social Control
A Closer Look: Singapore: The Iron Fist in the Land of Order
A Closer Look: Homeland Security on Campus
Social Control in the Private Sector: Implications for Contemporary Social Life
Technology and Society: The Internet’s Private Eye
Social Control from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 7: Deviance
The Characteristics of Deviance
Traditional Theories for the Causes of Deviance
A Closer Look: Shame Sites
Society as the Source of Deviance
Diversity: The Criminal Justice System: Unreasonable Stops and Searches by Race
Deviance from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART 3: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
Chapter 8: Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
Globalization: Sending U.S. Jobs Overseas
A Closer Look: The Changing Nature of Jobs
Technology and Society: Computer Technology and Middle Class Job Loss
The New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
Diversity: Popular Surnames in the United States Are No Longer Exclusively Anglo
Globalization: Yes, Global Free Market Mobility for Corporations; No, Global
The Aging Society
Chapter 9: Social Stratification
A Closer Look: Birth as Destiny: India’s Caste System
Globalization: Inequality among Nations
Major Concepts
Order and Conflict Theories of Stratification
Deficiency Theories
Research Methods: The Political Climate and Scientific Ideas
A Closer Look: Blaming the Poor
Structural Theories
Diversity: Who Benefits from Poverty?
Chapter 10: Class
Dimensions of Inequality
Social Classes
Diversity: The Near Poor: The Missing Class
The Consequences of Social Class Positions
Social Mobility
Poverty in the United States
Human Agency: Coping Strategies Among the Poor
Myths about Poverty
Chapter 11: Racial Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Globalization: The Changing Face of Sweden: Dark Skin and Brown Eyes
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
A Closer Look: Culture, Structure, and Today’s Poverty Debates
Racial Stratification from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics: Continuity and Change
Technology and Society: Race and Computer Technology Use
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
Technology and Society: Gender and Social Networking
Structured Gender Inequality
The Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Globalization: Trafficking Sex for a Globalized Market
Fighting the System
Human Agency: Empowering Poor Women and Protecting the Environment
PART 4: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 13: The Economy
Capitalism and Socialism
The Corporation-Dominated Economy
Capitalism and Inequality
Work in U.S. Society
Globalization: Modern Day Slavery in the United States
Capitalism in Crisis
A Closer Look: The Sub-Prime Crisis for African Americans and Latinos
A Closer Look: The Effects of the Great Recession on Recent College Graduates
Chapter 14: Power and Politics
Models of the National Power Structure
A Closer Look: Structural Barriers to Democracy
A Closer Look: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
A Closer Look: Is the United States a Plutocracy? Some Warnings
A Closer Look: The Dark Side of Lobbying
The Consequences of Concentrated Power
Human Agency: The Constitutional Battle for Racial Equality
A Closer Look: Guns or Butter? Who’s Paying for the War?
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
Diversity: Why Family Issues Matter for Lesbians and Gays
Research Methods: Researching Families: How Sociologist Arlie Hochschild
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
A Closer Look: Leaving Boys Behind?
Education and Inequality
Diversity: The Tiger Mom Controversy
Education from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
Chapter 17: Religion
Globalization: The Global Reach of the World's Major Religions 490
Classical Sociology’s Differing Interpretations of Religion
Some Distinctive Features of U.S. Religion
Diversity: Islam in the United States
Globalization: Outsourcing Prayer
Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality and Religion
Diversity: Religion and Patriarchy
Religious Trends
Contemporary Christianity and Politics
Religion from the Order and Conflict Perspectives
PART 5: HUMAN AGENCY
Chapter 18: Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures
The Sociological Paradox: Social Structure and Agency
Social Movements
Human Agency: The Political Muscle of Americans with Disabilities
Globalization: Students against Sweatshops
Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Is There Hope for a People’s Social Movement Now?
A Closer Look: The Paradox of Social Progress and Economic Reaction
Conclusion
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index
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