Outline

Economic Systems

Capitalism
Socialism

Politics and Government

Power
Types of Authority

Political Behavior in the United States

Political Socialization
Participation and Apathy
Women in Politics
Interest Groups

Models of Power Structure in the United States

Power Elite Models
Pluralist Model

The Changing Economy

The Face of the Workforce
Deindustrialization
E-Commerce
The Contingency Workforce

Social Policy and the Economy: Affirmative Action

The Issue
The Setting
Sociological Insights
Policy Initiatives

Boxes

Research in Action: Why Don't Young People Vote?
Eye on the Media: Political Activism on the Internet
Taking Sociology to Work: Binti Harvey, CBS Online Reporter