Core Concepts in Sociology

Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
Aging, Sociology of
	References
	Further Reading
Alienation
	Further Reading
Anomie
	References
Body, the
	Classical Foundations
	Embodying Structure and Agency
	Contested Bodies
	References
	Further Reading
Capital: Cultural, Social, and Economic
	Cultural Capital
	Social Capital
	Economic Capital
	References
Capitalism
	Capital, Capitalists, and Capitalism
	Capitalism as an Analytical Term
	Capitalism: A Dynamic, Expanding, Unstable, Dialectical, Social Formation
	References
	Further Reading
Citizenship
	References
City, the
	References
Class
	References
	Further Reading
Class, Capitalist
	References
	Further Reading
Colonialism and Postcolonialism
	References
Community
	Reference
	Further Reading
Constructionism vs. Essentialism
	Principal Points of Contention
	Possible Resolution
	Further Reading
Consumption
	Consumption and Social Inequality
		The Bourdieusian Turn
	Consumption and Capitalism
		Consumption and Identity
		Ecological Crisis and Consumption
	Further Reading
Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology of
	Deviance, Crime, and Juvenile Delinquency
	Sociological Theories of Crime and Juvenile Delinquency
		Social Structure Theories of Delinquency
		Learning Theories of Delinquency
		Social Control Theories and the Life Course
		Interpretive and Critical Theories
	References
Culture, Sociology of
	“Cultural Sociology” versus the “Sociology of Culture”
	Methodology and Methods
	New Developments
	References
Democracy
	Further Reading
Demography and Population Studies
	References
Development, Sociology of
	Further Reading
Deviance
	Explanatory Theory
	Constructionism
	Poverty and Disrepute
	Physical Characteristics
	Tribal Stigma
	References
	Further Reading
Disability, Sociology of
	References
Dramaturgy
	References
Economic Sociology
	References
Education, Sociology of
	References
Emotion, Sociology of
	References
	Further Reading
Environment, Sociology of the
	References
Epistemology
	Reference
	Further Reading
Ethnography
	References
Ethnomethodology
	References
Everyday Life
	References
	Further Reading
Family and Kinship, Sociology of
	Kinship and Family: An Overview
	Fictive Kin: By Any Other Name?
	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Family and Kin
	Double-Edged Sword: Frontiers and Reinforcement of Kinship and Family Through Reproductive Technologies
	References
Feminist Theory
	References
Frames, Narratives, and Ideology
	A Framing Perspective
	Frames
	Framing
	Narratives
	Connection to Ideology
	References
Gender
	Defining Gender
	Social Construction and the Gender Binary
	“Doing Gender”
	Gender Identity and Expression
	Fluid, Not Fixed
	Gender and Power
	The Future of Gender Studies
	Reference
	Further Reading
Globalization
	References
Homelessness
	Introduction
	Definition of Homelessness
	Trends and Numbers
	Subgroups
	Potential Solutions
	References
	Further Reading
Homophobia and Heterosexism
	References
Human Rights, Sociology of
	References
Identity
	Future Directions in Research, Theory, and Methodology
	References
	Further Reading
Immigration, Migration, and Refugees
	Theories of Migration
	Integration of Migrants
	Refugees
	References
Inequality, Gender
	Further Reading
Inequality, Global
	References
Inequality, Racial and Ethnic
	Historical Foundations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
	Structural Inequality
	Responses to Racial and Ethnic Inequality
	Conclusion
	References
Internet, the
	References
Intersectionality
	References
	Further Reading
Knowledge, Sociology of
	References
Life Course
	References
Marxism
	Further Reading
Masculinities
	Further Reading
Media, Sociology of the
	References
	Further Reading
Medical Sociology
	Talcott Parsons
	The Post-Sick-Role Era
	Period of Maturity: 1970–2000
	The Twenty-First Century
	References
Medicalization
	References
Mental Health and Illness
	Stressors and Support
	Considerations Within and Across Groups
		Gender
		Race
		Sexual and Gender Identity
	Life Course Considerations
	Future Directions
	References
Military Sociology
	References
Modernity
	References
	Further Reading
Nationalism
	References
	Further Reading
Organizations, Sociology of
	References
Patriarchy
	References
Political Sociology
	References
Popular Culture
	References
Postmodernism and Poststructuralism
	References
	Further Reading
Poverty
	References
Power and Authority
	References
Public Sociology
	References
	Further Reading
Qualitative Methods
	Theory
	Methods
		Interviews
		Ethnographic Research
		Content Analysis
	Sampling
	Analysis
	Validity
	Writing
	Technology and Qualitative Research
	References
Quantitative Methods
	Sociological Theory
	Sociological Empirics
	Variables
		Variables – Theoretical Measurement
		Variables – Empirical Measurement
	Relations Between Variables – Functions
		Functions – Theoretical Specification
		Functions – Empirical Specification
		Functions – Empirical Estimation
		The Magical Second Derivative
	Variable’s Array – Distributions
		Theory and Distributions
		Empirics and Distributions
		Some Desiderata
	Looking Ahead
	Further Reading
Race and Ethnicity
	References
	Further Reading
Rationalization, Bureaucratization, and McDonaldization
	References
Religion, Sociology of
	References
Risk
	Further Reading
Science and Technology, Sociology of
	Merton, Logical Positivism, and Science as an Institutional System
	Kuhn, the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (SSK), and the Science Wars
	The Era of Empirical and Topical Diversification
	Further Reading
Self, the
	Reference
Sexualities
	Origins of the Study of Sexualities
	Sexualities and Social Theory
	Macro-Sociology of Sexualities
	Ethnographies of Sexualities
	References
	Further Reading
Social Justice
	References
Social Media and Virtual Communities
	References
	Further Reading
Social Movements and Social Change
	References
	Further Reading
Social Network Analysis
	Modern Developments in Social Networks
	References
	Further Reading
Social Psychology
	Theoretical Frameworks
		Cognitive and Biological Social Psychology
		Symbolic Interactionism
		Social Exchange
		Justice Frameworks
	Conclusion
	Further Reading
Socialization
	Socialization
	References
Sociological Imagination
	References
Sociological Theory
	Types of Sociological Theory
	History of Sociological Theory
		Classical Sociological Theory
		Contemporary Sociological Theory
	References
Sociology
	References
Space and Place
	References
Sport, Sociology of
	Origins of Sociology of Sport
	Growth and Current Status
	Theory and Research
	Future Directions
	References
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
	Further Reading
Stigma
	References
	Further Reading
Stratification and Inequality
	Definitions
	Variations and Developments in Stratification
	Dimensions of Stratification and Inequality
	Theoretical Interpretations and Explanations
	Current Issues
	References
	Further Reading
Structure and Agency
	References
Symbolic Interactionism
	Symbolic Interaction
	Chicago Sociology
	Contemporary Symbolic Interactionism
	Further Reading
Urban Sociology
	Major Urban Development Patterns
	Political Economy of Place
	The Role of Theory in Urban Sociology
	Urban Sociology in the Twenty-First Century
	References
	Further Reading
Work, Occupations, and Professions, Sociology of
	Milestones in the Sociological Study of Work
	Major Themes in the Sociology of Work and Occupations
	Current and Future Influences on Work and Occupations
	Further Reading
Index
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