American social problems: An institutional analysis

Farley, John E.

PRENTICE/HALL

American Social Problems: An Institutional Analysis

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Pearson College Div

This volume introduces the major methods, theories and findings of sociology and relates them to today's sociolgoical institutions, movements and issues. The third edition has the same goals as the previous editions: to show students how to analyze everyday events through sociological perspective, increase social knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. An instructor's edition (0-13-031212-6), instructor's manual (0-13-064361-0) and study guide (0-13-064395-5) are available.

Sociology

Anthropology

Prentice Hall College Div.

This best-selling volume teaches readers how to think sociologically by showing them how theory and research in sociology build upon one another and how they help us to understand a variety of different yet related social conditions. Readers learn how to analyze everyday events through the sociological perspective, increase their social knowledge, and develop critical thinking skills. With a strong emphasis on diversity, it introduces the major methods, theories, and findings of sociology and relates them to today's sociological institutions, movements, and issues. Provides the most current data and statistics, references to recent research, and a variety of special boxed materials. Sociology: The Discipline. How Sociology Is Done. Perspectives on Society and Interaction. Culture and Social Structure. Socialization. Stratification: Structured Social Inequality. Race and Ethnic Relations. Sex, Gender, and Society. Groups, Organizations, and the Workplace. Deviance, Crime, and Social Control. Economy and Society. Marriages and Families. Education. Religion. Health and Health Care. Population and Aging. Urban Society: City Life and Collective Behavior. Social Movements and Change. For anyone wanting a solid introduction to sociological theories and their application to everyday events.

Sociology (5th Edition)

An introduction to the principles that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society, emphasizing relationships between majority and minority groups in the US. Covers social-psychological perspectives, origins of ethnic inequality, institutional discrimination, and current trends. Features special topic boxes, chapter summaries, and b&amp;w photos. This third edition includes new chapters on gender, disability, and sexual orientation issues, and intergroup relations in societies other than the US. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Majority-Minority Relations

This book is designed to develop students' understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society. A wide variety of information is provided about a number of such groups with an emphasis on the relationships between dominant (majority) and subordinate (minority) racial and ethnic groups in the United States and abroad. Organized in a topic by topic approach, this book provides a more integrated sociological look at Majority-Minority relations. Affirmative action; welfare reform; whiteness as a racial identity; African-American perspectives; race/ethnicity in our schools; wage and labor laws; the war on drugs; institutional discrimination; race/ethnicity vs. language debate; as well as September 11 impact on intergroup relations. For professionals working in a racially mixed environment.

Sociology & Study Guide Pkg (A

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This book is designed to develop readers' understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society. A wide variety of information is provided about a number of such groups with an emphasis on the relationships between dominant (majority) and subordinate (minority) racial and ethnic groups in the United States and abroad.  Coverage includes discussions on the latest African-American perspectives; the Census Bureau's decision to allow people to check more than one race in the 2000 census; the influence of the culture-of-poverty perspective on welfare reform legislation; interracial relationships; Neil Foley's award-winning book The White Scourge; the debate over Hemstein and Murray's The Bell Curve; how diversity programs helped an insurance company become more profitable; the rising debate over race/ethnicity and language; race/ethnicity in our schools; race/ethnicity online; affirmative action; welfare reform; wage and labor laws, minorities, and the growing income gap; the war on drugs; and more.  For those interest in majority-minority relations or race and ethnic relations.

Majority-minority relations

This topically organized text is designed to develop students' understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society. Organized by topic, this book provides a more integrated look at the social forces that affect different racial groups.      To take a tour of this book, visit: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showtell/farley_0205645372/web                          What is the Pearson Census Update Edition?      The Census Update edition incorporates 2010 Census data into a course–simply and easily. The components of the Census Update Program are as follows:       Census Update Edition - Features fully updated data throughout the text–including all charts and graphs–to reflect the results of the 2010 Census. This edition also includes a reproduction of the 2010 Census Questionnaire for your students to explore in detail.     2010 Census Update Primer - A brief seven-chapter overview of the Census, including important information about the Constitutional mandate, research methods, who is affected by the Census, and how data is used. Additionally, the primer explores key contemporary topics such as race and ethnicity, the family, and poverty. The primer can be packaged with any Pearson text at no additional cost, and is available via MySocLab, MySocKit, and MySearchLab. The primer can also be purchased standalone.       2010 Census Update Primer Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank  - Includes explanations of what has been updated, in-class activities, homework activities associated with the MyLabs and MyKits, discussion questions for the primer, and test questions related to the primer.       MySocKit - Gives students the opportunity to explore the methods and data and apply the results in a dynamic interactive online environment. It includes:    primary source readings relevant to the Census     an online version of the 2010 Census Update Primer    a series of activities using 2010 Census results    video clips explaining and exploring the Census             This Books a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-holed punched, loose-leaf version of the the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalize their book by incorporating their own notes and taking only the portion of the book they need to class - all at a fraction of the bound book price.

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American social problems: An institutional analysis

American Social Problems: An Institutional Analysis

Sociology

Sociology (5th Edition)

Majority-Minority Relations

Majority-Minority Relations

Sociology & Study Guide Pkg (A

Sociology

Majority-minority relations

Majority-Minority Relations