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Imagining Society
An Introduction to Sociology
- Catherine Corrigall-Brown - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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November 2019 | 528 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PART I: UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY
Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination
Chapter 2: Socialization and Social Interaction
Chapter 3: Deviance, Law, and Crime
PART II: SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Chapter 4: Social Stratification and Social Class
Chapter 5: Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 6: Gender at the Intersections
PART III: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 7: Language, Media, and Culture
Chapter 8: The Family and Intimate Relationships
Chapter 9: Education
Chapter 10: Work and Rationalization
Chapter 11: Health
Chapter 12: Globalization and Global Inequality
PART IV: SOCIAL CHANGE
Chapter 13: Change Through Policy and the Law
Chapter 14: Social Movements
APPENDIX 1: READINGS IN IMAGINING SOCIETY
APPENDIX 2: METHODS IN IMAGINING SOCIETY
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX
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