Schaefer, Richard T. <br/><br/>
Sociology :   a brief Introduction / 
Richard T. Schaefer. 
 - 8th 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  2009. 
 - xxx, 469 p.:   ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographic references and index 
<br/><br/>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 -- Education and religion -- Government and the economy -- Health, medicine, and the environment -- Social change in the global community. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-07-340426-4 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>301 Sch31s