Cover Image

In conflict and order understanding society

This introductory text, written from a conflict perspective, emphasizes four themes: diversity, the struggle by the powerless to achieve social justice, the changing economy, and globalization.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eitzen, D. Stanley
Other Authors: Zinn, Maxine Baca, Smith, Kelly Eitzen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Pearson 2013
Edition:13th ed.
Subjects:
Sociology
Social structure
Social psychology
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: The Sociological Approach
  • 1. The sociological perspective
  • 2. The structure of social groups
  • 3. The Duality of social life: order and conflict
  • Part Two: The Individual in Society: Society in the Individual
  • 4. Culture
  • 5. Socialization
  • 6. Social control
  • 7. Deviance
  • Part Three: The Study of Society
  • 8. Structural sources of social change: economic and demographic
  • 9. Social stratification
  • 10. Class
  • 11. Racial inequality
  • 12. Gender inedequality
  • Part Four: Social Institutions
  • 13. The economy
  • 14. Power and politics
  • 15. Families
  • 16. Education
  • 17. Religion
  • Part Five: Human Agency
  • 18. Human agency: individuals and groups in society changing social structures.

Similar Items