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Sociology : a global perspective / Joan Ferrante.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Wadsworth, 2014.Edition: 9th editionDescription: 528 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781285746463 (pbk.) :
  • 9781285746463
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 301 FER 23
LOC classification:
  • HM585 .F47 2014
Contents:
1. The Sociological Imagination: With Emphasis on Globalization and Glocalization --- 2. Sociological Perspectives and Methods of Research: With Emphasis on Social Robotics --- 3. Culture: With Emphasis on Transcultural Encounters and Exchanges --- 4. Socialization: With Emphasis on In-Groups and Out-Groups --- 5. Social Interaction and Impression Management: With Emphasis on Relationships in a Digital Age --- 6. Formal Organizations: With Emphasis on Industrial Food --- 7. Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control: With Emphasis on Mass Surveillance --- 8. Social Inequality: With Emphasis on Social Mobility --- 9. Race and Ethnicity: With Emphasis on Social Construction --- 10. Gender and Sexualities: With Emphasis on Gender Ideals --- 11. Economics and Politics: With Emphasis on India and Its IT Professionals --- 12. Family: With Emphasis on the Aging Societies --- 13. Education: With Emphasis on Social Reproduction in a Knowledge Economy --- 14. Religion: With Emphasis on Religion as a Transnational Force --- 15. Population and Health Care: With Emphasis on the U.S. Health Care System --- 16. Social Change: With Emphasis on Changing Environment.
Summary: Known for its ability to integrate sociology into the world we live in, Ferrante's text gives students a foundation in the discipline as well as global examples that open up that perspective. Access to InfoTrac College Edition will reinforce student understanding.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 301 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219911

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-398) and index.

1. The Sociological Imagination: With Emphasis on Globalization and Glocalization --- 2. Sociological Perspectives and Methods of Research: With Emphasis on Social Robotics --- 3. Culture: With Emphasis on Transcultural Encounters and Exchanges --- 4. Socialization: With Emphasis on In-Groups and Out-Groups --- 5. Social Interaction and Impression Management: With Emphasis on Relationships in a Digital Age --- 6. Formal Organizations: With Emphasis on Industrial Food --- 7. Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control: With Emphasis on Mass Surveillance --- 8. Social Inequality: With Emphasis on Social Mobility --- 9. Race and Ethnicity: With Emphasis on Social Construction --- 10. Gender and Sexualities: With Emphasis on Gender Ideals --- 11. Economics and Politics: With Emphasis on India and Its IT Professionals --- 12. Family: With Emphasis on the Aging Societies --- 13. Education: With Emphasis on Social Reproduction in a Knowledge Economy --- 14. Religion: With Emphasis on Religion as a Transnational Force --- 15. Population and Health Care: With Emphasis on the U.S. Health Care System --- 16. Social Change: With Emphasis on Changing Environment.

Known for its ability to integrate sociology into the world we live in, Ferrante's text gives students a foundation in the discipline as well as global examples that open up that perspective. Access to InfoTrac College Edition will reinforce student understanding.

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