The Key to (Almost) Everything

Sociology for All of Us

James Wright (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2019
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
9781538124581 (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 Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. Before his retirement in 2018, Wright also served as 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. His latest book is Hunger in the Land of Plenty: A Cricail Look at Food Insecurity (with Amy Donley and Sara Vega).

Preface

One Hundred Sixty-Eight Important Lessons You Can Learn by Studying Sociology

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 Homelessness

15 Urban Sociology

16 Social Inequalities and Health

17 Social Policy and Evaluation Research

18 Postscript: My Life as a Sociologist

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	14.07.2019
Zusatzinfo	4 b/w illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 230 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-13	9781538124581 / 9781538124581
Zustand	Neuware