Schaefer, Richard T. <br/><br/>
Sociology :  a brief introduction / 
Richard T. Schaefer. 
 - 10th ed. 
 - Dubuque, Iowa :  McGraw-Hill,  c2013. 
 - xxv, 470 p. :  ill. (mostly col.), col. maps, photographs ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-446) index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization and the life course -- Social interaction, groups, and social structure -- The mass media -- Deviance and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the united states -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender -- The family and intimate relationships -- Religion and education -- Government and the economy -- Health and the environment -- Social change in the global community. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078026720 (hard copy : alk. paper) 0078026725 (hard copy : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012021531 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM585  / .S324 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301