TY - BOOK AU - Henslin,James M. TI - Essentials of sociology: a down-to-earth approach SN - 0205174809 AV - HM51 .H39794 1996 U1 - 301HEN 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Boston PB - Allyn & Bacon KW - Sociology KW - social sciences N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-456) and indexes; Pt. I; The Sociological Perspective; 1; The Sociological Perspective; 2; Culture; 3; Socialization; 4; Social Structure and Social Interaction --; Pt. II; Social Groups and Social Control; 5; Social Groups in a Socially Diverse Society; 6; Deviance and Social Control --; Pt. III; Social Inequality; 7; Social Stratification in Global Perspective; 8; Social Class in the United States; 9; Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity; 10; Inequalities of Gender and Age --; Pt. IV; Social Institutions; 11; Politics and the Economy: Leadership and Work in the Global Village; 12; Marriage and Family: Our Introduction to Society; 13; Education and Religion: Cross-Generational Transfer of Knowledge, Skills, and Meaning --; Pt. V; Social Change; 14; Population and Urbanization; 15; Social Change: Technology, Social Movements, and the Environment ER -