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Test Bank for Sociology in Action Korgen
Test Bank for Sociology in Action By Kathleen Odell Korgen, Maxine P. Atkinson, ISBN: 9781544324043, ISBN: 9781506345901, ISBN: 9781544322391, ISBN: 9781544341972
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: Seeing Through a Theoretical Perspective
Preface
Mikaila Mariel Arthur
Chapter 3: Using Research Methods
About the Authors
David Rohall
Chapter 4: Recognizing Culture
About the Contributors
Amy Sodaro
Chapter 5: Understanding Socialization
CHAPTER 1 Training Your Sociological Eye (Kathleen Odell Korgen)
Rena Zito
Chapter 6: Identifying Deviant Behavior
What Is Sociology?
Sandra Enos
Chapter 7: Confronting Economic Inequliaty
Changing How You View the World
Shirley Jackson
Chapter 9: Realizing the Impact of Race
Sociology as a Social Science
Carissa Froyum
Chapter 10: Using the Sociological Imaginatino to Understand Institutions: Families
Differentiating between Good Generalizations and Stereotypes
Melissa Fry
Chapter 11: Using the Sociological Imaginatino to Understand Institutions: Education
The Obligations of Sociology
Andrea Hunt
Chapter 12: Using the Sociological Imaginatino to Understand Institutions: Religion
The Benefits of Sociology
John Liu
Chapter 13: Saving the Environment
Conclusion
Wendy Christensen
Chapter 14: Changing Society through Social Movements
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Theory (Kathleen Lowney)
What Is Theory?
Understanding the Structural Functionalist Perspective
Understanding the Conflict Theoretical Perspective
Understanding the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Full Theoretical Circle
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 3 Using Research Methods (Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur)
What Is Research?
What Are Data and Where Do We Get Them?
What Do We Do with Data?
Getting Started Doing Research
Sampling and Measurement
What Makes Research Good?
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 4 Recognizing Culture (David Rohall)
Defining Culture
Identifying Elements of Culture
Typology of Societies
Considering Cultural Variations
The Power of Culture
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 5 Understanding Socialization (Amy Sodaro)
What Is Socialization?
Understanding Theories of Socialization
Agents of Socialization
Gender Socialization
Status, Social Roles, and Identity
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 6 Identifying Deviant Behavior (Rena C. Zito)
Defining Deviance
Understanding Theories of Deviance and Crime
Creating Deviance
Managing Deviant Identities
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 7 Confronting Economic Inequality (Sandra Enos)
What Is Economic Inequality?
Why Is There Economic Inequality?
Understanding Social Stratification
Examining the Class System
Mobility within and across Generations
Consequences of Inequality
Addressing Inequality
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 8 Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Maxine P. Atkinson)
Defining Sex, Gender, Intersex, and Transgender
Major Perspectives Used to Understand Gender
Learning and Creating Gender
Gender, Sexuality, and Work
Intimate Relationships
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 9 Recognizing the Importance of Race (Kathleen Odell Korgen)
Defining Race and Ethnicity
The Repercussions of Race
Discrimination by the U.S. Government
Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today
Racism and Ethnocentrism Globally
Responding (or Not) to Racism and Ethnocentrism Today
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 10 Understanding Institutions: Family (Carissa Froyum)
What Shapes Families?
The Changing Family across History
Understanding Families through Theory
Families Caring for Each Other
Family Problems
How Work and Policy Shape Families
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 11 Understanding Institutions: Education (Melissa S. Fry)
What Is Education as an Institution?
Education and Modes of Production
Theorizing Education
Education and Social Inequality in the United States
Global Education and Global Inequality
Leveling the Playing Field: Public Policy and Education
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 12 Understanding Institutions: Religion (Andrea Hunt)
Defining Religion Sociologically
Religious Pluralism and Secularization
Religious Fundamentalism
Changing Religious Life in the United States
Global Diffusion of Religion
Applying Sociological Theory to Religion
Religion, Social Issues, and Social Change
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 13 Saving the Environment (John Liu)
Facing Our Environmental Challenges
How Do Sociologists Study Environmental Issues?
How Did We Mess Up? Theories of Environmental Change
Consumption and the Environment
Who Suffers Most from Environmental Problems?
Social Solutions to Environmental Problems
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
CHAPTER 14 Changing Society through Social Movements (Wendy Christensen)
What Is a Social Movement?
Participating in Social Movements
Types of Social Movements
Social Movement Theory
The Six Steps of Social Movement Success
Success Can Bring Backlash: The Marriage Equality Movement
How Can We Create Social Change?
Conclusion
Review
Key Terms
Glossary
References
Index
