Preface to the 14th Edition |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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PART I THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY |
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Chapter 1 Taking a New Look at a Familiar World |
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Sociology and the Individual |
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The Sociological Imagination |
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Emile Durkheim: Not All Suicides Are Created Equal |
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20 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Seeing and Thinking Sociologically |
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How Individuals Structure Society |
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Social Influence: The Impact of Other People on Our Everyday Lives |
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Stanley Milgram: Ordinary People and Cruel Acts |
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28 | (1) |
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Societal Influence: The Effect of Social Structure on Our Everyday Lives |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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Social Structure in a Global Context |
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42 | (1) |
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Three Perspectives on Social Order |
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The Structural-Functionalist Perspective |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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PART II THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF AND SOCIETY |
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Chapter 3 Building Reality: The Social Construction of Knowledge |
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Understanding the Social Construction of Reality |
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54 | (2) |
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Laying the Foundation: The Bases of Reality |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (5) |
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies |
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62 | (2) |
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Faith and Incorrigible Propositions |
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64 | (1) |
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Building the Walls: Conflict, Power, and Social Institutions |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (2) |
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The Medium Is the Message |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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Appreciating the Contributions of Sociological Research |
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71 | (1) |
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The Empirical Nature of Sociological Research |
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72 | (1) |
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Qualitative and Quantitative Research |
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73 | (1) |
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Theories, Variables, and Hypotheses |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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The Trustworthiness of Social Research |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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Values, Interests, and Ethics in Sociological Research |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Building Order: Culture and History |
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91 | (1) |
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Nonmaterial and Material Culture |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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History: The "Archives" for Everyday Living |
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98 | (1) |
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Cultural Expectations and Social Order |
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99 | (1) |
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Cultural Norms and Technological Change |
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100 | (4) |
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Social Institutions and Cultural Norms |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism |
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107 | (3) |
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Cultural Variation and Everyday Experience |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (5) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Building Identity: Socialization |
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122 | (32) |
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Genes, Social Structure, and the Construction of Human Beings |
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123 | (2) |
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Socialization: Becoming You |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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The Differentiation of Self |
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127 | (1) |
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Language Acquisition and the Looking-Glass Self |
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127 | (2) |
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The Development of Role Taking |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (2) |
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The Self in a Cultural Context |
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133 | (1) |
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Growing Up With Inequality |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (6) |
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Institutions and Socialization |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Supporting Identity: The Presentation of Self |
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154 | (35) |
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Forming Impressions of Others |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (5) |
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Verbal and Nonverbal Expression |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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Dramaturgy: Actors on a Social Stage |
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167 | (1) |
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Front Stage and Back Stage |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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The Surgical Alteration of Appearance |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (3) |
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Social Influences on Impression Management |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (2) |
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Collective Impression Management |
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178 | (2) |
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Mismanaging Impressions: Spoiled Identities |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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Remedies for Spoiled Identities |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Families |
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189 | (42) |
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191 | (1) |
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Wireless Technology and Online Relationships |
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192 | (2) |
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Social Diversity and Intimate Choices |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Racial and Ethnic Endogamy |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (2) |
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Historical Developments in Family Life |
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202 | (1) |
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Trends in Family Structure |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Cultural Variation in Intimacy and Family |
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205 | (2) |
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Family and Social Structure |
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207 | (1) |
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How Other Institutions Influence Family |
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208 | (1) |
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The Influence of Law and Politics |
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208 | (3) |
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The Influence of Religion |
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211 | (1) |
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The Influence of Economics |
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211 | (4) |
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How Social Diversity Influences Family |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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The Normalization of Divorce |
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218 | (2) |
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Children, Divorce, and Single Parenting |
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220 | (2) |
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Remarriage and Stepfamilies |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Intimate-Partner Violence |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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Intimate Violence in a Cultural Context |
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224 | (2) |
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Personal and Institutional Responses to Intimate Violence |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Constructing Difference: Social Deviance |
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231 | (40) |
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233 | (1) |
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Absolutist Definitions of Deviance |
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234 | (4) |
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Relativist Definitions of Deviance |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (1) |
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Explaining Deviant Behavior |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (4) |
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The Criminalization of Deviance |
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248 | (1) |
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The Social Reality of Crime |
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249 | (5) |
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Wealthy, Corporate, and White-Collar Crime |
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254 | (3) |
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The Menace of Illegal" Drugs |
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257 | (3) |
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The Medicalization of Deviance |
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260 | (2) |
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The Pharmaceutical Personality |
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262 | (3) |
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Individualizing Complex Social Issues |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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PART III SOCIAL STRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS, AND EVERYDAY LIFE |
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271 | (248) |
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Chapter 9 The Structure of Society: Organizations, Social Institutions, and Globalization |
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272 | (35) |
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Social Structure and Everyday Life |
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274 | (4) |
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Social Dilemmas: Individual Interests and Structural Needs |
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278 | (1) |
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The Tragedy of the Commons |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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Solutions to Social Dilemmas |
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281 | (2) |
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The Structure of Formal Organizations |
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283 | (1) |
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Bureaucracies: Playing by the Rules |
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284 | (2) |
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The McDonaldization of Society |
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286 | (2) |
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The Hierarchical Makeup of Organizations |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (2) |
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The Construction of Organizational Reality |
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292 | (1) |
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Organizations and Institutions |
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293 | (1) |
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Organizational Networks Within Institutions |
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293 | (2) |
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Institutional Pressures Toward Similarity |
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295 | (2) |
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Globalization and Social Institutions |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (3) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality |
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307 | (49) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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Sociological Perspectives on Stratification |
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312 | (1) |
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The Structural-Functionalist View of Stratification |
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312 | (2) |
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The Conflict View of Stratification |
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314 | (1) |
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The Marxian Model of Stratification |
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315 | (1) |
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Neo-Marxist Models of Stratification |
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316 | (2) |
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Weber's Model of Stratification |
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318 | (1) |
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Social Class and Everyday Life |
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318 | (5) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (1) |
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Definitions and Consequences of Poverty in the United States |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Enduring Disparities in Income and Wealth |
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338 | (1) |
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Perceived Versus Actual Wealth Inequality in the United States |
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339 | (2) |
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The Social "Benefits" of Poverty |
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341 | (1) |
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The Ideology of Competitive Individualism |
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342 | (1) |
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Is There a Culture of Poverty? |
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343 | (3) |
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Global Development and Inequality |
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346 | (1) |
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346 | (2) |
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Explanations for Global Stratification |
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348 | (1) |
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Global Financial Organizations |
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349 | (1) |
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Multinational Corporations |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity |
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356 | (53) |
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Race and Ethnicity: More Than Just Biology |
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359 | (4) |
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363 | (2) |
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Histories of Oppression and Inequality |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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Racial and Ethnic Relations |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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Prejudice and Discrimination |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (1) |
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The Privilege of Colorlessness |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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Class, Race, and Discrimination |
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381 | (1) |
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The Cultural Ideology of Racism |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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The Myth of Innate Racial Inferiority |
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384 | (1) |
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Myths of Racial Superiority |
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385 | (3) |
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Institutional Racism: Injustice Built Into the System |
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388 | (2) |
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Racial Inequality in Housing |
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390 | (2) |
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Racial Inequality in the Economic System |
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392 | (1) |
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Racial Inequality in the Health Care System |
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393 | (5) |
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Racial Inequality in the Educational System |
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398 | (3) |
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Remedies for Institutional Racism |
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401 | (3) |
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Global Perspectives on Racism |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender |
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409 | (46) |
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Sexism at the Personal Level |
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410 | (2) |
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Sexism and Social Interaction |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (3) |
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Sexual Identity and Sexual Orientation |
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417 | (2) |
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Sexual Violence Against Women |
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419 | (1) |
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Rape as a Means of Social Control |
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419 | (3) |
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422 | (4) |
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The Ideology of Sexism: Biology as Destiny |
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426 | (2) |
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Institutions and Gender Inequality |
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428 | (1) |
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Masculinized Institutions |
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429 | (2) |
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Gender Inequality in Health and Health Care |
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431 | (2) |
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Gender Inequality in the Media |
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433 | (4) |
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Gender Inequality in the Home |
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437 | (3) |
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Gender Inequality in Education |
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440 | (3) |
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Gender Inequality in the Economy |
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443 | (2) |
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The Sex-Segregated Workplace |
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445 | (1) |
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446 | (3) |
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The Global Devaluation of Women |
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449 | (3) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Demographic Dynamics: Population Trends |
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455 | (32) |
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The Influence of Birth Cohorts |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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The Millennium Generation |
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460 | (2) |
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The Post-Millennium Generation (Generation Z) |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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Global Imbalances in Population Growth |
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465 | (2) |
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Politics, Culture, and Population Growth |
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467 | (2) |
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469 | (4) |
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473 | (1) |
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Migration Within a Country |
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473 | (1) |
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Migration From One Country to Another |
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474 | (1) |
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Population Trends in the United States |
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475 | (1) |
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Immigration and the Changing Face of the United States |
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476 | (1) |
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476 | (1) |
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Social Responses to Immigrants |
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477 | (4) |
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The "Graying" of the United States |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society |
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487 | (32) |
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490 | (3) |
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The Speed of Social Change |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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Environmental and Population Pressures |
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494 | (2) |
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Cultural and Technological Innovation |
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496 | (5) |
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501 | (1) |
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Movements for Social Change |
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502 | (3) |
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Elements of Social Movements |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (3) |
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509 | (1) |
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509 | (2) |
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511 | (1) |
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Political Opportunity Structure |
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511 | (3) |
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The Sociological Imagination Revisited |
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514 | (2) |
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516 | (1) |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (1) |
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518 | (1) |
Glossary |
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519 | (8) |
References |
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527 | (110) |
Index |
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