Michael Hughes,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Carolyn J. Kroehler
ISBN: 0072880554 Copyright year: 2005
New to this Edition
Incorporates the latest data in every chapter, using the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Center for Educational Statistics, the General Social Survey, and other sources.
Includes Social Inequalities boxes (a new box category), which explore inequalities of race, ethnicity, class, or gender from a sociological perspective. Topics include race, crime, and punishment; geographical variation in gender inequality; same-sex marriage; affirmative action; disenfranchisement; and unequal childhoods.
Adds new pedagogical aids, including critical thinking questions at the end of each box and review questions at the end of each chapter.
Replaces the social research example for the discussion of the scientific method with a contemporary study of teen sexuality. [Chapter 1]
Adds two new boxes in the culture chapter, one on culture in other primates and one on marking time in various cultures. [Chapter 2]
Focuses on the transition to adulthood with two new boxes in the socialization chapter, and includes new material on TV violence and aggression; retirement; and death. [Chapter 3]
Includes new information about teen and young adult drivers and about campus campaigns to curb substance abuse, and a new social research box on reality TV and conformity in the group chapter. [Chapter 4]
Includes new sections on capital punishment and on technology and crime in the deviance chapter, along with a new box on race, crime, and punishment. [Chapter 5]
Updates the discussion of stratification with new wealth data from the most recent Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances and new information about poverty and welfare reform. [Chapter 6]
Strengthens the focus on gender stratification as a structural feature of society with new information on the pay gap and a new box on state-by-state gender inequality in the gender chapter. [Chapter 8]
Presents new data and information on CEO pay, the digital divide, and worker alienation, as well as a new box on "stealth democracy" in the political and economic power chapter. [Chapter 9]
Updates the debate on marriage and the traditional family with extensively revised sections on cohabitation and same-sex unions in the family chapter. [Chapter 10]
Reviews new data on the state of public education in the U.S. and presents OECD international rankings of educational achievement. [Chapter 11]
Uses updated research findings on church attendance and on the importance of religion to individuals to illustrate the role religion plays in U.S. society. [Chapter 11]
Discusses the current health-care crisis in the United States and includes a new box on the uninsured. [Chapter 11]
Substantially revises the discussion of the environment to include global warming, the exportation of toxic waste to other countries, and other current issues. [Chapter 12]
Incorporates new data on urbanization and urban centers in developing nations and presents the concept of population momentum. [Chapter 12]
Presents revised sections on terrorism and on collective behavior, along with new boxes on blogging and on same-sex marriage in the social change chapter. [Chapter 13]
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