TY - BOOK AU - Schaefer,Richard T. TI - Sociology: a brief introduction SN - 9780073528267 (alk. paper) AV - HM585.S324 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Sociology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008036020.html ER -