Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies / Edition 6

Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies / Edition 6

ISBN-10:
0078026709
ISBN-13:
9780078026706
Pub. Date:
01/05/2012
Publisher:
McGraw Hill LLC
ISBN-10:
0078026709
ISBN-13:
9780078026706
Pub. Date:
01/05/2012
Publisher:
McGraw Hill LLC
Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies / Edition 6

Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies / Edition 6

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Overview

An effective supplement to any standard sociology text, this broad and comprehensive sociological description of five diverse contemporary societies with wide geographic distribution - Japan, Mexico, Egypt, Germany and the San peoples of Namibia - is organized around basic sociological topics: culture, social structure, group life, socialization, deviance, social institutions, social stratification, and social change. Fictional vignettes of individuals in each country help students experience first-person viewpoints on life in five very different societies. By comparing other societies with their own, students read about the range of social variation, learn what makes their own society distinctive, and gain a unique and fascinating vantage point on what sociology offers in a world of rapid social change.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780078026706
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/05/2012
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 799,916
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Linda Schneider is Professor of Sociology at SUNY-Nassau Community College. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University. Dr. Schneider has published in the ASA journal, Teaching Sociology, contributed to panel discussions at the Eastern Sociological Society, the Community College Humanities Association, the Community College General Education Association, and the American Association of Community Colleges. She has directed several grants from the NEH, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and the National Science Foundation for multidisciplinary and global curriculum development.

Arnold Silverman is Professor of Sociology at SUNY-Nassau Community College. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author of numerous articles, Dr. Silverman's work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, Built Environment, Contemporary Sociology, and Social Service Review. He is also the author of Chosen Children, a longitudinal study of American adopting families. He has also been active in efforts to improve the quality of undergraduate education. He co-directed a faculty development effort, financed by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, to encourage active learning in undergraduate teaching. He has been the chair of the Eastern Sociological Society's Committee on Community Colleges and is currently the coordinator of the Freshman Learning Community Program at Nassau Community College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Japan: The Importance of Belonging

Introduction

Japan's History

Japanese Culture

Social Structure and Group Life: Group Life in Modern Japan

Socialization

Deviance in a Demanding Society

Gender Roles: A Focus for Rebellion

Social Inequality in Japan: Class, Status, and Power

Social Change

Chapter 2. Mexico: Conflict and Cooperation

Introduction

Understanding Mexico: The Conflict Perspective

Mexican Culture

Social Structure and Group Life

Social Networks in Mexican Society

Social Institutions

Conflict and Deviance

Class Inequality in Mexican Society

Globalization and Social Change

Chapter 3. The San of Namibia: Ancient Culture in a New Nation

Introduction

Who Are the San?

The Fate of Hunter/Gatherers

Part I: San Culture: A Design for Living

Social Structure and Group Life

Social Inequality

Gender Inequality

Deviance and Social Control

Socialization

Part II: Social Change and the Future: The Postcolonial Era

The San in Modern Nambia

Chapter 4. Egypt: Faith, Gender, and Class

Introduction

Egypt's History

Culture and Gender Roles

Social Groups in Egyptian Life

Deviance and Social Control

Social Inequality in Egypt

Social Change

Chapter 5. Germany: Diversity in a Modern Nation-State

Introduction

German History

Changing Borders: What is Germany

German Culture

Modern German Values

Minority Groups in Germany

Deviance and Diversity

Inequality and Diversity

Social Change and the Future
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