Audience

Intended for everyone interested in Sociology, particularly undergraduate and graduate students.

Features

• Clear and concise explanations.
• Search for words or phrases.
• Add Bookmarks
• Text annotation and mark-up
• Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
• Use your down time to prepare for an exam.
• Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
• Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.

Table of Contents

The Foundations of Sociology: Introduction | Sociological Methods | General Sociological Theory | Education

Social Life: Society | Culture | Socialization | Groups | Demography | Deviance and Norms | Sexuality | Ageing

Social Psychology: Self-Serving Bias | The Power of Positive Thinking | Reason for Unreason | Clinical Intuition | Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition | Gender, Genes, and Culture | The Mere Presence of Others | Doing Together What We Would Never Do Alone | Power to the Person | The Ups and Downs of Love | Causes of Conflict | When Do People Help? | The Social Psychology of Sustainability

Organizational Behavior: Personality, Perception, and Attribution | Communication | Attitudes, Values, and Ethics | Stress | Motivation | The Concept of Power | Leadership and Followership | Conflict and Negotiation | Career Management | Organizational Design and Structure

Social Inequality: Race and Ethnicity | Gender | Stratification

Social Institutions: Family | Religion | Health and Medicine | Economics | Politics | Government | Mass media

Social Change: Collective Behavior | Social Movements

Famous Sociologists: Émile Durkheim | Karl Marx | Georg Simmel | Thorstein Veblen | Charles Horton Cooley | George Herbert Mead | Talcott Parsons | Harold Garfinkel | Max Weber