Perry Contemporary Society

An Introduction to Social Science
14. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-32897-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 508 Seiten

Students who are not majoring in any of the social sciences, who are more enthralled with computers and robots, or with mathematical mysteries, or with what lies beyond our little planet, still need to know how this beleaguered planet lives. And the social sciences provide a basis for this knowledge. So. here is a panorama of what we have learned from such disciplines as anthropology, geography, history, sociology, psychology, political science, and economics, about the issues that an ever-faster tempo of change presents to us regarding family life, interaction with others, racial and ethnic diversity, problems in education, in religion, in population, in the environment, and so many others.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perry, John A

Perry, Erna K

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Through the Lens of Science

Chapter 2 In the Beginning.

Chapter 3 Culture: Product And Guide To Life In Society

Chapter 4 Group Interaction: From Two To Millions

Chapter 5: Becoming A Person: The Birth Of Personality

Chapter 6 Deviance and Criminality: The Need for Social Control

Chapter 7 The Great Divide: Ranking And Stratification

Chapter 8 Minority Status: Race And Ethnicity

Chapter 9 Minority Status: Age, Gender, And Sexuality

Chapter 10 From The Plow To The Computer: Change, Collective Behavior And Social Movements

Chapter 11 Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Chapter 12 Pivotal Institutions: Marriage and The Family

Chapter 13 Pivotal Institutions: Religion and Education

Chapter 14 Government: The Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

Chapter 15 The Government of the United States of America

Chapter 16 Democracy in Action: We, the People

Chapter 17 The Economy: Concepts and History

Chapter 18 Principles Of Economic Behavior: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Chapter 19 Nation Among Nations: Perspectives On International Relations

Über Autor(innen)

John A. Perry taught sociology and political science at Wayne State University, Cleveland State, and subsequently Cuyahoga Community College. He was approached by publishers to write a textbook that was more readable than the ones currently in existence. The result was a large number of texts.

Erna K. Perry taught Spanish at Wayne State University and Cleveland State, as well as Italian at Cuyahoga Community College. She began helping John to simplify his proposed textbook, which was accepted for publication because of its journalistic style.