You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist

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Cover Publisher’s Notice Frontispiece Recent Sociology Titles from W. W. Norton Half-title Page Title Page Copyright Brief Contents Contents Preface Half-title Page Part 1: Using Your Sociological Imagination Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction The Sociological Imagination What Is a Social Institution? The Sociology of Sociology Sociology and Its Cousins Divisions within Sociology Conclusion Practice: Seeing Sociologically Chapter 2: Methods Research 101 Ethics of Social Research Policy: The Political Battle over the Citizenship Question Conclusion Practice: Sociology, What Is It Good For? Chapter 3: Culture and Media Definitions of Culture Material versus Nonmaterial Culture Media The Media Life Cycle Media Effects Mommy, Where Do Stereotypes Come From? Political Economy of the Media Conclusion Policy: What's in a Name? Practice: Subculture Wars Chapter 4: Socialization and the Construction of Reality Socialization: The Concept Limits of Socialization Theories of Socialization Agents of Socialization Social Interaction The Social Construction of Reality Policy: Roommates with Benefits Conclusion Practice: Role Conflict and Role Strain Chapter 5: Groups and Networks Social Groups From Groups to Networks Network Analysis in Practice Organizations Policy: Right to Be Forgotten Conclusion Practice: How to Disappear Chapter 6: Social Control and Deviance What Is Social Deviance? Functionalist Approaches to Deviance and Social Control Symbolic Interactionist Theories of Deviance Crime Crime Reduction Policy: Does Prison Work Better as Punishment or Rehab? Conclusion Practice: Everyday Deviance Part 2: Fault Lines . . . Social Division and Inequality Chapter 7: Stratification Views of Inequality Standards of Equality Forms of Stratification How Is America Stratified Today? Global Inequality Social Reproduction versus Social Mobility Policy: Class-Based Affirmative Action Conclusion Practice: The $5,000 Toothbrush Chapter 8: Gender Let’s Talk about Gender Sex: A Process in the Making Gender: What Does It Take to Be Feminine or Masculine? Theories of Gender Inequality Growing Up, Getting Ahead, and Falling Behind Sociology in the Bedroom Policy: #MeThree Conclusion Practice: Measuring Mansplaining Chapter 9: Race The Myth of Race The Concept of Race from the Ancients to Alleles Racial Realities Race versus Ethnicity Racial Groups in the United States The Importance of Being White Inter-Group Relations Group Responses to Domination Prejudice, Discrimination, and the New Racism How Race Matters: The Case of Wealth The Future of Race Policy: DNA Databases Conclusion Practice: How Segregated Are You? Chapter 10: Poverty The Culture of Poverty Poverty amid Plenty Why Is the United States So Different? Policy: Seeking SWF Conclusion Practice: Known Unknowns Chapter 11: Health and Society The Rise (and Fall?) of the Medical Profession What Does It Mean to Be Sick? The US Health Care System The Sociology of Mental Health Global Health Policy: Housing for Health Conclusion Practice: I'll Go to the Gym Tomorrow Part 3: Building Blocks: Institutions of Society Chapter 12: Family Family Forms and Changes Keeping It in the Family: The Historical Divide between Public and Private Family and Work: A Not-So-Subtle Revolution A Feminist “Rethinking of the Family” When Home Is No Haven: Domestic Abuse The Chore Wars: Supermom Does It All Swimming and Sinking: Inequality and American Families The Pecking Order: Inequality Starts at Home The Future of Families, and There Goes the Nation! Policy: Expanding Marriage Conclusion Practice: Making Invisible Labor Visible Chapter 13: Education Learning to Learn or Learning to Labor? Functions of Schooling Do Schools Matter? What’s Going On Inside Schools? Higher Education Inequalities in Schooling Policy: Vouchers Conclusion Practice: The Hidden Curriculum of College Chapter 14: Capitalism and the Economy A Brief History of Capitalism Theorizing the Transition to Capitalism Recent Changes in Capitalism Globalization The Reign of the Corporation Policy: The Gig Economy Conclusion Practice: Unbank Yourself! Chapter 15: Authority and the State Types of Legitimate Authority Obedience to Authority Authority, Legitimacy, and the State Radical Power and Persuasion Beyond Strawberry and Vanilla: Political Participation in Modern Democracies Policy: Age and Voting Conclusion Practice: Get Sh*t Done Chapter 16: Religion What Is Religion? Theory: Marx, Weber, and Durkheim Secularization or Speculation? At the Micro Level: Is It a Great Big Delusion? The Power of Religion: Social Movements Religion and the Social Landscape Selling God and Shopping for Faith: The Commercialization of Religious Life The Paradox of Popularity Policy: Teaching the Bible in School Conclusion Practice: The Cult of You Chapter 17: Science, the Environment, and Society Science and Society Agriculture and the Environment Biotechnology and the Human Genome Policy: Frankenfood versus CRISPR versus Abortion Politics Conclusion Practice: Sustainable Choices Chapter 18: Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change Collective Action: What Is It Good For? Social Movements Premodern, Modern, and Postmodern Societies The Causes of Social Change Policy: Does Activism Actually Work? Conclusion Practice: Ain't Gonna Take It No More Glossary Bibliography Credits Index