Essentials of Sociology. George Ritzer

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      Names: Ritzer, George, author.

      Title: Essentials of sociology / George Ritzer, University of Maryland.

      Description: Fourth edition. | Los Angeles : SAGE, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Essentials of Sociology, adapted from Ritzer’s Introduction to Sociology, Fifth Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original Ritzer text, Essentials of Sociology illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, while also focusing on central concerns of contemporary sociologists: globalization, consumption, and the digital world. Ritzer Essentials has fewer text boxes, covers fewer specialized theories, combines theories/methods into a single chapter, covers U.S. and global stratification in a single chapter, and has one additional combined chapter (Education and Religion) in the “Institutions” section of the book”—Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019028925 | ISBN 9781544388021 (paperback) | ISBN 9781544388038 (pdf) | ISBN 9781544388045 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Sociology.

      Classification: LCC HM585 .R567 2021 | DDC 301—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019028925

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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      Brief Contents

      1  Letter from the Author

      2  Acknowledgments

      3  About the Author

      4  Chapter 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

      5  Chapter 2: Thinking About and Researching the Social World

      6  Chapter 3: Culture

      7  Chapter 4: Socialization and Interaction

      8  Chapter 5: Organizations, Societies, and Global Relationships

      9  Chapter 6: Deviance and Crime

      10  Chapter 7: Social Stratification in the United States and Globally

      11  Chapter 8: Race and Ethnicity

      12  Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality

      13  Chapter 10: Families

      14  Chapter 11: Education and Religion

      15  Chapter 12: Politics and the Economy

      16  Chapter 13: The Body, Medicine, Health, and Health Care

      17  Chapter 14: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

      18  Chapter 15: Social Change, Social Movements, and Collective Action

      19  Glossary

      20  References: Chapter-Opening Vignettes

      21  References: Comprehensive List

      22  Index

      Detailed Contents

      1  Letter from the Author

      2  Acknowledgments

      3  About the Author

      4 Chapter 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global AgeLearning ObjectivesA Sociology of Revolutions and CounterrevolutionsThe Changing Nature of the Social World—and SociologyCentral Concerns for a Twenty-First-Century SociologyGlobalizationConsumptionMcDonaldizationCritiquing Consumption• Trending: The McDonaldization of SocietyThe Digital WorldDigital Living: Blogging and Tweeting about SociologyGlobalization, Consumption, the Digital World, and YouSociology: Continuity and ChangeThe Sociological ImaginationPrivate Troubles and Public IssuesThe Micro–Macro RelationshipThe Agency–Structure RelationshipThe Social Construction of RealitySocial Structures and ProcessesSociology’s Purpose: Science or Social Reform?Sociology, the Other Social Sciences, and Common SenseSummaryKey TermsReview Questions

      5 Chapter 2: Thinking About and Researching the Social WorldLearning ObjectivesDo Sociological Theory and Research Help Us Understand Today’s Overheated Politics?Theorizing the Social WorldClassical Sociological TheoryKarl MarxMax СКАЧАТЬ