Society: The Basics (15th Edition)

Front Cover
Title page
Copyright Page
Brief Contents
Contents
Boxes
Revel Boxes
Maps
Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1 Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
	The Power of Society to guide our choices in marriage partners
	The Sociological Perspective
		1.1 Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand that society shapes our individual lives.
			Seeing the General in the Particular
			Seeing the Strange in the Familiar
			Seeing Society in Our Everyday Lives
			Seeing Sociologically: Marginality and Crisis
			The Importance of a Global Perspective
			The Origins of Sociology
	Applying the Sociological Perspective
		1.2 Identify the advantages of sociological thinking for developing public policy, for encouraging personal growth, and for advancing in a career.
			Sociology and Public Policy
			Sociology and Personal Growth
			Careers: The “Sociology Advantage”
	Sociological Theory
		1.3 Summarize sociology’s major theoretical approaches.
			The Structural-Functional Approach
			The Social-Conflict Approach
			Feminism and Gender-Conflict Theory
			Race-Conflict Theory
			The Symbolic-Interaction Approach
	Three Ways to do Sociology
		1.4 Describe sociology’s three research orientations.
			Positivist Sociology
			Interpretive Sociology
			Critical Sociology
			Research Orientations and Theory
	Issues Affecting Sociological Research
		1.5 Identify the importance of gender and ethics in sociological research.
			Gender
			Research Ethics
	Research Methods
		1.6 Explain why a researcher might choose each of sociology’s research methods.
			Testing a Hypothesis: The Experiment
			Asking Questions: Survey Research
			In the Field: Participant Observation
			Using Available Data: Existing Sources
			Putting It All Together: Ten Steps in Sociological Research
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
	Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life
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Chapter 2 Culture
	The Power of Society to guide our attitudes on
social issues such as abortion
	What Is Culture?
		2.1 Explain the development of culture as a human strategy for survival.
			Culture and Human Intelligence
			Culture, Nation, and Society
			How Many Cultures?
	The Elements of Culture
		2.2 Identify common elements of culture.
			Symbols
			Language
			Values and Beliefs
			Norms
			Ideal and Real Culture
	Technology and Culture
		2.3 Analyze how a society’s level of technology shapes its culture.
			Hunting and Gathering
			Horticulture and Pastoralism
			Agriculture
			Industry
			Postindustrial Information Technology
	Cultural Diversity: Many Ways of Life in One World
		2.4 Discuss dimensions of cultural difference and cultural change.
			High Culture and Popular Culture
			Subculture
			Multiculturalism
			Counterculture
			Cultural Change
			Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
			A Global Culture?
	Theories of Culture
		2.5 Apply sociology’s macro-level theories to gain greater understanding of culture.
			Structural-Functional Theory: The Functions of Culture
			Social-Conflict Theory: Inequality and Culture
			Feminist Theory: Gender and Culture
			Sociobiology: Evolution and Culture
	Culture and Human Freedom
		2.6 Critique culture as limiting or expanding human freedom.
			Culture as Constraint
			Culture as Freedom
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
	Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life
	Making the Grade
Chapter 3 Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age
	The Power of Society to shape how much television we watch
	Social Experience: The Key to Our Humanity
		3.1 Describe how social interaction is the foundation of personality.
			Human Development: Nature and Nurture
			Social Isolation
	Understanding Socialization
		3.2 Explain six major theories of socialization.
			Sigmund Freud’s Elements of Personality
			Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
			Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
			Carol Gilligan’s Theory of Gender and Moral Development
			George Herbert Mead’s Theory of the Social Self
			Erik H. Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development
	Agents of Socialization
		3.3 Analyze how the family, school, peer groups, and the mass media guide the socialization process.
			The Family
			The School
			The Peer Group
			The Mass Media
	Socialization and the Life Course
		3.4 Discuss how our society organizes human experience into distinctive stages of life.
			Childhood
			Adolescence
			Adulthood
			Old Age
			Death and Dying
			The Life Course: Patterns and Variations
	Resocialization: Total Institutions
		3.5 Characterize the operation of total institutions.
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
	Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life
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Chapter 4 Social Interaction in Everyday Life
	The Power of Society to guide the way we do social networking
	Social Structure: A Guide to Everyday Living
		4.1 Explain how social structure helps us to make sense of everyday situations.
	Status
		4.2 State the importance of status to social organization.
			Status Set
			Ascribed and Achieved Status
			Master Status
	Role
		4.3 State the importance of role to social organization.
			Role Set
			Role Conflict and Role Strain
			Role Exit
	The Social Construction of  Reality
		4.4 Describe how we socially construct reality.
			The Thomas Theorem
			Ethnomethodology
			Reality Building: Class and Culture
			The Increasing Importance of Social Media
	Dramaturgical Analysis: The “Presentation of Self”
		4.5 Apply goffman’s analysis to several familiar situations.
			Performances
			Nonverbal Communication
			Gender and Performances
			Idealization
			Embarrassment and Tact
	Interaction in Everyday Life: Three Applications
		4.6 Construct a sociological analysis of three aspects of everyday life: emotions, language, and humor.
			Emotions: The Social Construction of Feeling
			Language: The Social Construction of Gender
			Reality Play: The Social Construction of Humor
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 5 Mass Media and Social Media
	The Power of Society to guide the way women and men use social media
	What Is the Media?
		5.1 Explain the meanings of three key concepts: media, mass media, and social media. media
			Mass Media
			Social media,
	Media and the Message: Media Bias and Media Literacy
		5.2 Investigate the issue of media bias and the need for media literacy.
			Media and Bias
			Media Literacy
	The Historical Evolution of Mass Media and Social Media
		5.3 Describe the historical evolution of mass media and social media.
			Newspapers
			Radio
			Television
			The Internet and the Rise of Social Media
			In Summary
	The Effects of Social Media on the Individual
		5.4 Explore how the use of social media affects individuals.
			Social Media and the Presentation of Self
			Social Media and Self-Image
			Social Media and Empathy
			Social Media and Conformity
			Social Media, Multitasking, and Attention Span
			Cyber-Bullying
			Social Media and Addiction
			In Summary
	The Effect of Social Media on Relationships
		5.5 Assess how the use of social media may affect social relationships.
			Social Media, Relationships, Parenting, and Predators
			Social Media and Dating
	The Effect of Social Media on Society
		5.6 Identify several effects of social media on society.
			Social Media and Culture
			Social Media and Work
			Social Media and Politics
	Theories of Social Media
		5.7 Apply sociology’s major theories to social media.
			Structural-Functional Theory: The Functions of Social Media
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory: Social Media and Reality Construction
			Social-Conflict Theory: Social Media and Inequality
			Feminist Theory: Social Media and Gender
			The Future of the Media
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 6 Groups and Organizations
	The Power of Society to link people into groups
	Social Groups
		6.1 Explain the importance of various types of groups to social life.
			Primary and Secondary Groups
			Group Leadership
			Group Conformity
			Reference Groups
			In-Groups and Out-Groups
			Group Size
			Social Diversity: Race, Class,and Gender
			Networks
			Social Media and Networking
	Formal Organizations
		6.2 Describe the operation of large, formal organizations.
			Types of Formal Organizations
			Origins of Formal Organizations
			Characteristics of Bureaucracy
			Organizational Environment
			The Informal Side of Bureaucracy
			Problems of Bureaucracy
			Oligarchy
	The Evolution of Formal Organizations
		6.3 Summarize the changes to formal organizations over the course of the last century.
			Scientific Management
			The First Challenge: Race and Gender
			The Second Challenge: The Japanese Work Organization
			The Third Challenge: The Changing Nature of Work
			The “McDonaldization”of Society
			The Future of Organizations:Opposing Trends
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 7 Sexuality and Society
	The Power of Society to shape our attitudes on social issues involving sexuality
	Understanding Sexuality
		7.1 Describe how sexuality is both a biological and a cultural issue.
			Sex: A Biological Issue
			Sex and the Body
			Sex: A Cultural Issue
			The Incest Taboo
	Sexual Attitudes in the United States
		7.2 Explain changes in sexual attitudes in the United States.
			The Sexual Revolution
			The Sexual Counterrevolution
			Premarital Sex
			Sex Between Adults
			Extramarital Sex
			Sex over the Life Course
	Sexual Orientation
		7.3 Analyze factors that shape sexual orientation.
			What Gives Us a Sexual Orientation?
			How Many Gay People Are There?
			The Gay Rights Movement
			Transgender
	Sexual Issues and Controversies
		7.4 Discuss several current controversies involving sexuality.
			Teen Pregnancy
			Pornography
			Prostitution
			Sexual Violence: Rape and Date Rape
	Theories of Sexuality
		7.5 Apply sociology’s major theories to the topic of sexuality.
			Structural-Functional Theory
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory
			Social-Conflict and Feminist Theories
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 8 Deviance
	The Power of Society to affect the odds of being incarcerated for using drugs
	What is Deviance?
		8.1 Explain how sociology addresses limitations of a biological or psychological approach to deviance. deviance.
			Social Control
			The Biological Context
			Personality Factors
			The Social Foundations of Deviance
	Structural-Functional Theories: The Functions of Deviance
		8.2 Apply structural-functional theories to the topic of deviance.
			Durkheim’s Basic Insight
			Merton’s Strain Theory
			Deviant Subcultures
	Symbolic-Interaction Theories: Defining Deviance
		8.3 Apply symbolic-interaction theories to the topic of deviance.
			Labeling Theory
			The Medicalization of Deviance
			The Difference Labels Make
			Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory
			Hirschi’s Control Theory
	Theories of Class, Race, and Gender: Deviance and Inequality
		8.4 Apply social-conflict theories to the topic of deviance.
			Deviance and Power
			Deviance and Capitalism
			White-Collar Crime
			Corporate Crime
			Organized Crime
			Race-Conflict Theory: Hate Crimes
			Feminist Theory: Deviance and Gender
	Crime
		8.5 Identify patterns of crime in the united states and around the world.
			Types of Crime
			Criminal Statistics
			The Street Criminal: A Profile
			Crime in Global Perspective
	The U.S. Criminal Justice System
		8.6 Analyze the operation of the criminal justice system.
			Due Process
			Police
			Courts
			Punishment
			The Death Penalty
			Community-Based Corrections
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Chapter 9 Social Stratification
	The Power of Society to shape our chances of living in poverty
	What Is Social Stratification? Caste and Class Systems
		9.1 Apply the concepts of caste, class, and meritocracy to societies around the world.
			The Caste System
			The Class System
			Caste and Class: The United Kingdom
			Classless Societies? The Former Soviet Union
			China: Emerging Social Classes
			Ideology: The Power Behind Stratification
	Theories of Social Inequality
		9.2 Apply sociology’s major theories to the topic of social inequality.
			Structural-Functional Theory: The Davis-Moore Thesis
			Social-Conflict Theories: Karl Marxand Max Weber
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory:Stratification in Everyday Life
	Social Stratification and Technology: A Global Perspective
		9.3 Analyze the link between a society’s technology and its social stratification.
			Hunting-and-Gathering Societies
			Horticultural, Pastoral, and Agrarian Societies
			Industrial Societies
			The Kuznets Curve
	Inequality and Social Class in the United States
		9.4 Describe the distribution of income and wealth in the united states.
			Income, Wealth, and Power
			Occupational Prestige
			Schooling
			Ancestry, Race, and Gender
			Social Classes in the United States
			The Difference Class Makes
	Social Mobility
		9.5 Assess the extent of social mobility in the united states.
			Research on Mobility
			Mobility by Income Level
			Mobility: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
			Mobility and Marriage
			The American Dream:Still a Reality?
			The Global Economy and the U.S. Class Structure
	Poverty and the Trend Toward Increasing Inequality
		9.6 Discuss patterns of poverty and increasing economic inequality in the United States.
			The Extent of Poverty
			Who Are the Poor?
			Explaining Poverty
			The Working Poor
			Homelessness
			The Trend Toward Increasing Inequality
			Are the Very Rich Worth the Money?
			Can the Rest of Us Get Ahead?
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Chapter 10 Global Stratification
	The Power of Society to determine a child’s chance of survival to age five
	Global Stratification: An Overview
		10.1 Describe the division of the world into high-middle-, and low-income countries.
			A Word about Terminology
			High-Income Countries
			Middle-Income Countries
			Low-Income Countries
	Global Wealth and Poverty
		10.2 Discuss patterns and explanations of poverty around the world.
			The Severity of Poverty
			The Extent of Poverty
			Poverty and Children
			Poverty and Women
			Slavery
			Explanations of Global Poverty
	Theories of Global Stratification
		10.3 Apply sociological theories to the topic of global inequality.
			Modernization Theory
			Dependency Theory
			The Future of Global Stratification
	Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 11 Gender Stratification
	The Power of Society to guide our life choices
	Gender and Inequality
		11.1 Describe the ways in which society creates gender stratification.
			Male–Female Differences
			Gender in Global Perspective
			Patriarchy and Sexism
	Gender and Socialization
		11.2 Explain the importance of gender to socialization.
			Gender and the Family
			Gender and the Peer Group
			Gender and Schooling
			Gender and the Mass Media
	Gender and Social Stratification
		11.3 Analyze the extent of gender inequality in various social institutions.
			Working Women and Men
			Gender, Income, and Wealth
			Housework: Women’s “Second Shift”
			Gender and Education
			Gender and Politics
			Gender and the Military
			Are Women a Minority?
			Violence Against Women
			Violence Against Men
			Sexual Harassment
			Pornography
	Theories of Gender
		11.4 Apply sociology’s major theories to gender stratification.
			Structural-Functional Theory
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory
			Social-Conflict Theory
			Intersection Theory
	Feminism
		11.5
 Contrast liberal, socialist, and radical feminism. feminism
			Basic Feminist Ideas
			Types of Feminism
			Public Support for Feminism
			Gender: Looking Ahead
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Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
	The Power of Society to shape political attitudes
	The Social Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
		12.1 Explain the social construction of race and ethnicity.
			Race
			Ethnicity
			Minorities
	Prejudice and Stereotypes
		12.2 Describe the extent and causes of prejudice.
			Measuring Prejudice: The Social Distance Scale
			Racism
			Theories of Prejudice
	Discrimination
		12.3 Distinguish discrimination from prejudice.
			Institutional Prejudice and Discrimination
			Prejudice and Discrimination: The Vicious Circle
	Majority and Minority: Patterns of Interaction
		12.4 Identify examples of pluralism, assimilation, segregation, and genocide.
			Pluralism
			Assimilation
			Segregation
			Genocide
	Race and Ethnicity in the United States
		12.5 Assess the social standing of racial and ethnic categories of U.S. society.
			Native Americans
			White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
			African Americans
			Asian Americans
			Hispanic Americans/Latinos
			Arab Americans
			White Ethnic Americans
			Race and Ethnicity: Looking Ahead
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Chapter 13 Economics and Politics
	The Power of Society to shape our choices in jobs
	The Economy: An Overview
		13.1 Summarize historical changes to the economy.
			The Agricultural Revolution
			The Industrial Revolution
			The Information Revolution and Postindustrial Society
			Sectors of the Economy
			The Global Economy
			Capitalism
			Socialism
			Welfare Capitalism and State Capitalism
			Relative Advantages of Capitalism and Socialism
	Work in the Postindustrial U.S. Economy
		13.2 Analyze patterns of employment and unemployment in the united states.
			The Changing Workplace
			Labor Unions
			Professions
			Self-Employment
			Unemployment and Underemployment
			The “Jobless Recovery”
			Workplace Diversity: Race and Gender
			New Information Technology and Work
	Corporations
		13.3 Discuss the importance of corporations to the U.S. economy.
			Economic Concentration
			Conglomerates and Corporate Linkages
			Corporations: Are They Competitive?
			Corporations and the Global Economy
			The Economy: Looking Ahead
	Power and Authority in Political Systems
		13.4 Examine various types of political systems around the world.
			Monarchy
			Democracy
			Authoritarianism
			Totalitarianism
			A Global Political System?
	Politics in the United States: Issues and Theories
		13.5 Analyze the operation of the U.S. political system.
			U.S. Culture and the Rise of the Welfare State
			The Political Spectrum
			Special-Interest Groups
			Voter Apathy
			Should Convicted Criminals Vote?
			Theories of Power in Society
			The Pluralist Model: The People Rule
			The Power-Elite Model: A Few People Rule
			The Marxist Model: The System Is Biased
	Revolution, Terrorism, War, and Peace
		13.6 Explore global patterns involving revolution, terrorism, war, and peace.
			Revolution
			Terrorism
			War and Peace
			The Causes of War
			Social Class, Gender, and the Military
			Is Terrorism a New Kind of War?
			The Costs and Causes of Militarism
			Nuclear Weapons
			Mass Media and War
			Pursuing Peace
			Politics: Looking Ahead
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Chapter 14 Family and Religion
	The Power of Society to shape our values and beliefs
	Family: Concepts and Theories
		14.1 Understand families and how they differ around the world.
			Marriage Patterns
			Residential Patterns
			Patterns of Descent
			Patterns of Authority
			Theories of the Family
			Structural-Functional Theory: Functions of the Family
			Social-Conflict and Feminist Theories: Inequality and the Family
			Micro-Level Theories: Constructing Family Life
	The Experience of Family Life
		14.2 Analyze the diversity of family life over the life course.
			Courtship and Romantic Love
			Settling In: Ideal and Real Marriage
			Child Rearing
			The Family in Later Life
			U.S. Families: Class, Race,and Gender
	Current Issues of Family Life
		14.3 Analyze the importance of divorce, remarriage, and various family forms.
			Divorce
			Remarriage and Blended Families
			Family Violence
			One-Parent Families
			Cohabitation
			Gay and Lesbian Couples
			Singlehood
			Extended Family Households
			New Reproductive Technologies and Families
			Families: Looking Ahead
	Religion: Concepts and Theories
		14.4 Apply sociology’s major theories to religion.
			Structural-Functional Theory: Functions of  Religion
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory: Constructing the Sacred
			Social-Conflict Theory: Inequality and  Religion
			Feminist Theory: Gender and Religion
	Religion and Social Change
		14.5 Discuss the links between religion and social change.
			Max Weber: Protestantism and Capitalism
			Liberation Theology
			Types of Religious Organizations: Church, Sect, and Cult
			Religion in History
	Religious Trends in the United States
		14.6 Analyze patterns of religiosity in the United States.
			Religious Affiliation
			Religiosity
			Religious Diversity: Class,Ethnicity, and Race
			Secularization
			Civil Religion
			“New Age” Seekers: Spirituality without Formal Religion
			Religious Revival: “Good Old-Time Religion”
			Religion: Looking Ahead
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Chapter 15 Education, Health, and Medicine
	The Power of Society to open the door to college
	Education: A Global Survey
		15.1 Compare schooling in high-, middle-, and low-income societies.
			Schooling and Economic Development
			Schooling in India
			Schooling in Japan
			Schooling in the United States
	Theories of Education
		15.2 Apply sociology’s major theories to education.
			Structural-Functional Theory: The Functions of Schooling
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
			Social-Conflict Theory: Schooling and Social Inequality
	Problems and Issues in U.S. Education
		15.3 Discuss dropping out, school choice, and other issues facing today’s schools.
			Discipline and Violence
			Student Passivity
			Dropping Out
			Academic Standards
			Grade Inflation
			School Choice
			Common Core
			Home Schooling
			Schooling People with Disabilities
			Adult Education
			The Teacher Shortage
			Schooling: Looking Ahead
	Health: A Global Survey
		15.4 Contrast patterns of health in lowand high-income countries.
			Health and Society
			Health in Low-Income Countries
			Health in High-Income Countries
			Health in the United States:Age, Gender, Class, and Race
			Cigarette Smoking
			Eating Disorders
			Obesity
			Sexually Transmitted Infections
			Ethical Issues Surrounding Death
	The Medical Establishment
		15.6 Compare the medical systems in nations around the world.
			The Rise of Scientific Medicine
			Holistic Medicine
			Paying for Medical Care: A Global Survey
			Paying for Medical Care: The United States
			The Nursing Shortage
	Theories of Health and Medicine
		15.6 Apply sociology’s major theories to health and medicine.
			Structural-Functional Theory: Role Analysis
			Symbolic-Interaction Theory: The Meaning of Health
			Social-Conflict and Feminist Theories: Inequality and Health
			Health and Medicine: Looking Ahead
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Chapter 16 Population, Urbanization, and Environment
	The Power of Society to shape our view of global warming
	Demography: The Study of Population
		16.1 Explain the concepts of fertility, mortality, and migration and how they affect population size.
			Fertility
			Mortality
			Migration
			Population Growth
			Population Composition
	History and Theory of Population Growth
		16.2 Analyze population trends using Malthusian theory and demographic transition theory.
			Malthusian Theory
			Demographic Transition Theory
			Global Population Today: A Brief Survey
	Urbanization: The Growth of Cities
		16.3 Summarize patterns of urbanization in the United States and around the world.
			The Evolution of Cities
			The Growth of U.S. Cities
			Suburbs and Urban Decline
			Postindustrial Sunbelt Cities
			Megalopolis: The Regional City
			Edge Cities
			Changes to Rural Areas
	Urbanism as a Way of Life
		16.4 Identify the contributions of Tönnies, Durkheim, Simmel, Park, Wirth, and Marx to our understanding of urban life.
			Ferdinand Tönnies: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
			Emile Durkheim: Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
			Georg Simmel: The Blasé Urbanite
			The Chicago School: Robert Park and Louis Wirth
			Urban Ecology
			Urban Political Economy
	Urbanization in Poor Nations
		16.5 Describe the third urban revolution now under way in poor societies.
	Environment and Society
		16.6 Analyze current environmental problems such as pollution and global warming.
			The Global Dimension
			Technology and the Environmental Deficit
			Culture: Growth and Limits
			Solid Waste: The Disposable Society
			Water and Air
			The Rain Forests
			Global Climate Change
			Declining Biodiversity
			Environmental Racism and Sexism
			Toward a Sustainable Society and World
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Chapter 17 Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies
	The Power of Society to encourage or discourage participation in social movements
	What Is Social Change?
		17.1 State four defining characteristics of social change.
	Causes of Social Change
		17.2 Explain how culture, conflict, ideas, population patterns, collective behavior, and social movements direct social change.
			Culture and Change
			Conflict and Change
			Ideas and Change
			Demographic Change
			Collective Behavior and Change
			Social Movements and Change
			Disasters: Unexpected Change
	Visions of Modernity
		17.3 Apply the ideas of Tönnies, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx to our understanding of modernity.
			Ferdinand Tönnies: The Loss of Community
			Emile Durkheim: The Division of Labor
			Max Weber: Rationalization
			Karl Marx: Capitalism
	Theories of Modernity
		17.4 Contrast analysis of modernity as mass society and as class society.
			Structural-Functional Theory: Modernity as Mass Society
			Social-Conflict Theory: Modernity as Class Society
			Modernity and the Individual
			Modernity and Progress
			Modernity: Global Variation
	Postmodernity
		17.5 Discuss postmodernism as one type of social criticism.
	Modernization and our Global Future
		17.5 Evaluate possible directions of future social change.
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Glossary
References
Credits
Author Index
Subject Index