Schaefer, Richard T. <br/><br/>
Sociology :  a brief introduction / 
Richard T. Schaefer. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  2009. 
 - xxx, 469 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p.427-778) and index. 
<br/><br/>Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization and the life course -- Social interaction, groups, and social structure -- The mass media -- Deviance and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender -- The family and intimate relationships -- Education and religion -- Government and the economy -- Health, medicine, and the environment -- Social change in the global community. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073404264 (alk. paper) 0073404268 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008036020 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM585  / .S324 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301