Description : Meet Sociology Matters: the third sibling in our Schaefer/Smith Sociology and Schaefer/Haaland Sociology: A Brief Introduction family of texts. This volume in the Schaefer introductory sociology series is perhaps the most unique. Though a slim, core-concepts volume, Sociology Matters does not sacrifice depth and breadth of coverage for its length. Rather, with streamlined use of features and visuals, it covers much of the same content as Sociology: A Brief Introduction in fewer pages, making it an attractive-and affordable-option for both university and college professors who enjoy the freedom of using readers and other ancillary material alongside their text. While delivering the fundamentals in sociological theory, research, and vocabulary, the First Canadian Edition of Sociology Matters also exercises readers' sociological imaginations, taking them on a journey towards the discovery of their own sociological perspectives and an understanding of why sociology matters in the real world.
New Features :
New to First Canadian Edition! Chapter Outline (Learning Goals). Chapters traditionally open with an outline: a list of the major sections covered in the chapter. For the First Canadian Edition of Sociology Matters, we have taken this outline approach one step further. By phrasing each of our section titles as questions, our outline serves as a list of learning goals, or questions, students should aim to master by the end of the chapter.
Opening Vignette. Each chapter opens with a vignette-five of which are brand-new to focus on Canadian-specific events and issues-that highlights the themes explored within the chapter. Each vignette is revisited and resolved at the end of the chapter.
Use Your Sociological Imagination. This feature appears throughout the chapter in the margin and teaches readers to exercise their sociological inquiry skills with questions that apply to the world around them. This feature has been identified by reviewers as a good source for class discussion items and short-essay assignments.
Sociology Matters. This boxed feature appears near the end of the chapter and highlights the relevance of the section's material in readers' day-to-day experience.
Summing Up Tables. These tables are scattered throughout each chapter and in tabular format summarize, contrast, and compare how the major theoretical perspectives approach the topic being explored.
New to First Canadian Edition! Finding Your Sociological Perspective. Found at the end of the chapter's main narrative, this section revisit the opening vignette and prompts the reader to reconsider their initial assumptions based on the ideas and concepts explored throughout the chapter. The pairing of each vignette and subsequent sociological perspective section promotes critical thinking and development of a sociological lens for examining social issues. As "bookends," these two items function as a beginning and an end point for the reader's journey through the chapter.
New to First Canadian Edition! Getting It Together (Learning Outcomes). As a summary section to close the chapter, Getting It Together presents the section-heading questions with a brief answer, highlighting the corresponding key terms (with page references provided in parenthesis). This section highlights learning outcomes: ideas and concepts the reader should understand after having read the chapter. As noted by manuscript reviewers, this feature is an excellent organizational and study tool for test and exams.
Table of Contents :
About the Authors
Preface
Detailed Contents
Chapter 1: The Sociological View
Chapter 2: Culture and Socialization
Chapter 3: Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations
Chapter 4: Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 5: Stratification in Canada and Worldwide
Chapter 6: Inequality by Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 7: Inequality by Gender
Chapter 8: Social Institutions: Family and Religion
Chapter 9: Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the Economy
Chapter 10: Population, Community, Health, and the Environment
Chapter 11: Social Movements, Social Changes, and Technology
Glossary
Index
About the Author:
Richard Schaefer Dr. Schaefer received his B.A in Sociology from Northwestern University and his M.A and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Dr. Schaefer?s interest in race relations led him to write his master?s thesis on the membership of the Ku Klux Klan and his doctoral thesis on racial prejudice and race relations in Britain. Dr. Schaefer went on to become a professor of sociology and now teaches at DePaul University in Chicago. In 2004 he was named to the Vincent DePaul professorship in recognition of his undergraduate teaching and scholarship. He has taught introductory sociology for over 35 years to students in colleges, adult education programs, nursing programs, and even a maximum-security prison.
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