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SOC 2020 6th Edition by Jon Witt, ISBN-13: 978-1260075311
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill; 6th edition (September 24, 2019)
- Language: English
- 480 pages
- ISBN-10: 1260075311
- ISBN-13: 978-1260075311
SOC 2020 is the sixth edition of Jon Witt’s book, and this revision offers significant changes to each chapter; some of the most substantial changes are in Chapter 8, on race and ethnicity, and Chapter 15, on Social Change. The new material on race and ethnicity sets the stage for a more nuanced and sophisticated understanding of these concepts. The updated chapter includes more historical context, a head-on discussion of the limits of biological approaches to race, a consideration of why such biological justifications are put forth, and a more detailed discussion of the consequences of these social constructions. Instructors will find a more expansive discussion of social change in Chapter 15, reinforcing the idea that positive social change is possible and empowering students to work toward improved structures in their own communities.
Table of Contents:
1 The Sociological Imagination 1
2 Sociological Research 23
3 Culture 46
4 Socialization 69
5 Social Structure and Interaction 97
6 Deviance 124
7 Families 147
8 Education and Religion 171
9 Economy and Politics 198
10 Social Class 222
11 Global Inequality 246
12 Gender and Sexuality 268
13 Race and Ethnicity 294
14 Population, Health, and Environment 332
15 Social Change 364
Glossary 383
References 393
Name Index 434
Subject Index 437
Jon Witt was born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He attended college and graduate school in the Chicago area and received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago. Jon has been teaching at Central College in Pella, Iowa, since 1993. Hi first book, The Big Picture: A Sociology Primer (McGraw-Hill), provides an accessible and interesting introduction to what it means to look at the world sociologically. The website at www.soc101.com accompanies SOC and The Big Picture, and is dedicated to providing links to sociological stories, research, ideas, data, and more.
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