TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schaefer,Richard T.
AU  - Lamm,Robert P.
TI  - Sociology--a brief introduction 
SN  - 9780070572348
U1  - 301 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill Companies
KW  - Sociology
N1  - Includes index; 	List of Boxes --
List of Social Policy Sections --
Preface --
Ch. 1. The Sociological View --
Ch. 2. Culture --
Ch. 3. Socialization --
Ch. 4. Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations --
Ch. 5. Deviance and Social Control --
Ch. 6. Stratification in the United States and Worldwide --
Ch. 7. Racial and Ethnic Inequality --
Ch. 8. Stratification by Gender and Age --
Ch. 9. The Family --
Ch. 10. Religion and Education --
Ch. 11. Government and the Economy --
Ch. 12. Health and Population --
Ch. 13. Looking to the Future: Social Movements and Social Change --
App. Careers in Sociology --
Glossary --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Indexes
N2  - This text represents all major theoretical perspectives and research methods, taking a social policy emphasis that underscores the usefulness of sociological theory and research in understanding and resolving the issues facing the modern world
ER  -