In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society, 12th Edition

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 THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 

 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

PART ONE: 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 TWO: THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY:  SOCIETY IN THE INDIVIDUAL

Chapter 4. Culture
Chapter 5. Socialization

Chapter 6. Social Control
Chapter 7. Deviance

 

PART THREE: 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 FOUR: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Chapter 13. The Economy

Chapter 14. Power and Politics

Chapter 15. Families

Chapter 16. Education

Chapter 17. Religion

PART FIVE: HUMAN AGENCY

Chapter 18. Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures   

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Preface

About the Authors

 

PART ONE: 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 TWO: 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 THREE: 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 FOUR: 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 FIVE: 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