The Key to (Almost) Everything

Sociology for All of Us

James Wright (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2019
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2457-4 (ISBN)

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The Key to (Almost) Everything is an engaging, contemporary and concise approach to sociology written for adults, students and just about anybody who could profit from knowing about the discipline of sociology. It is expertly written by an author drawing on 40 years of teaching on the fundamental social structures and processes characteristic of human societies. Each of the book’s chapters is modeled on the courses found in the sociology curriculum. These chapters are not course or lecture notes, rather they are engaging lessons on topics such as political sociology, urban sociology, religion in sociology, crime and guns, poverty, the American family, public opinion, wealth and power.

James D. Wright is an author, educator, and the Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. Wright also serves as the Director of the UCF Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences, as editor-in-chief of the journal Social Science Research, and as editor-in-chief of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. His latest book is Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State: Down and Out in Theme Park Nation.

Preface

1. Introduction to Sociology

2. Theory and Perspectives

3. Research Methods and Statistics

4. Sociology of Contemporary American Society

5. Political Sociology

6. Public Opinion and Attitude Change

7. Wealth, Power and Inequality

8. The Working Class

9. American Social Problems: Crime, Poverty and Population

10. Sociology of the American Family

11. Sociology of Religion

12. Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs

13. Guns, Crime and Violence

14. Poverty, Homelessness and the Cities

15. Urban Sociology

16. Social Inequalities and Health

17. Social Policy and Evaluation Research

18. My Life as a Sociologist

Erscheinungsdatum	10.06.2019
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 239 mm
Gewicht	658 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-5381-2457-2 / 1538124572
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-2457-4 / 9781538124574
Zustand	Neuware