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NOTEthe correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products, you may also need a Course ID, which your instructor will provide.Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of PearsonIf purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase.For courses in Introductory SociologyThis package includes MySocLab (R)Inspire each student's sociological imaginationAuthored collaboratively by members of the NYU Sociology Department, The Sociology Project 2.0 draws on the collective wisdom of expert faculty to reveal how individuals are shaped by the contexts in which they live and act. Organized around the big questions in every subfield of the discipline, The Sociology Project 2.0 shows how sociologists analyze our world, and sets students off on their own journeys of sociological inquiry. At its core, The Sociology Project 2.0 seeks to inspire each student's sociological imagination, and instill in each reader a new determination to question the world around us.Enhance learning with MySocLabMySocLab for the Introductory Sociology course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they've learned. And the Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MySocLab does not include an eText.The Sociology Project 2.0 is also available via REVEL (TM), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn. 013412703X / 9780134127033 The Sociology Project 2.0 plus MySocLab for Introductory Sociology -- Access Card Package, 2/ePackage consists of:* 0133792242 / 9780133792249 The Sociology Project 2.0* 0133878104 / 9780133878103 MySocLab for Introductory Sociology Valuepack Access Card
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I. Brief Table of Contents1. The Sociological Imagination2. Social Theory3. Studying the Social World4. Social Interaction5. Social Structure6. Culture, Media, and Communication7. Power and Politics8. Markets, Organizations, and Work9. Cities and Communities10. Social Stratification, Inequality, and Poverty11. Race and Ethnicity12. Gender and Sexuality13. Families and Family Life14. Sociology of Religion15. Education16. Health and Medicine17. Crime, Deviance, and Social Control18. Social Movements and Revolutions19. Environmental Sociology20. Population21. Immigration22. GlobalizationII. Comprehensive Table of Contents1. The Sociological Imaginationby Jeff Manza, Lynne Haney, and Richard Arum1.1: What Is the Sociological Imagination, and Why Is It Worth Acquiring?1.2: What Are Social Contexts, and Why Do They Matter?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination1.3: Where Did Sociology Come From, and How Is It Different from the Other Social Sciences?Conclusion: Looking AheadChapter 1 Quiz: The Sociological Imagination2. Social Theoryby Jeff Manza, Thomas Ertman, Lynne Haney, and Steven Lukes2.1: What is Social Theory?2.2: How Did the Early Social Theorists Make Sense of the World?2.3: What Innovations in Social Theory Emerged in the Mid-Twentieth Century?2.4: How Has a New Generation of Social Theory Evolved?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusion: Social Theory and the Sociological ImaginationChapter 2 Quiz: Social Theory3. Studying the Social World by Lynne Haney3.1: Where Do Sociological Questions Come From?3.2: What Is the Best Method to Research a Sociological Question?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination3.3: What Challenges Do Sociologists Face When Collecting Data?3.4: How Do Sociologists Make Sense of Their Findings?Conclusion: Thinking Critically about ResearchChapter 3 Quiz: Studying the Social World4. Social Interactionby Harvey Molotch4.1: How Do We Develop a Sense of Self?4.2: How Do We Make Sense of Our Worlds?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination4.3: What Challenges Do We Face as We Move from One Social Context to Another?Conclusion: What We Know and What We Don't KnowChapter 4 Quiz: Social Interaction5. Social Structureby Jeff Manza5.1: What Is Social Structure?5.2: How Do Roles and Social Hierarchies Shape Our Life Chances?5.3: How Do Norms and Institutions Influence Social Life?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination5.4: How Do Social Structures Influence Our Daily Lives and Social Interactions?5.5: Why Are Social Structures Slow to Change?ConclusionChapter 5 Quiz: Social Structure6. Culture, Media, and Communicationby Eric Klinenberg6.1: What Is Culture?6.2: How Does Culture Shape Our Collective Identity?6.3: How Do Our Cultural Practices Relate to Class and Status?6.4 Who Produces Culture, and Why?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination6.5: What Is the Relationship between Media and Democracy?ConclusionChapter 6 Quiz: Culture, Media, and Communication7. Power and Politicsby Steven Lukes and Jeff Manza7.1: What Are the Distinct Forms of Power?7.2: What Is the State, and How Does It Distribute Power in a Society?7.3: Who Has Power in the United States Today?ConclusionChapter 7 Quiz: Power and Politics8. Markets, Organizations, and Work by Richard Arum and Jeff Manza8.1: How Do Social Factors Impact Markets?8.2: Why Are Organizations Important for Social and Economic Life?8.3: What Is the Relationship between Organizations and Their External Environment?8.4: How Is Work Inside Organizations Structured?8.5: How Do We Measure Work Satisfaction?Conclusion: Markets, Organizations, and Work in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 8 Quiz: Markets, Organizations, and Work9. Cities and Communitiesby Patrick Sharkey9.1: What Draws People to Cities?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination9.2: How Do Neighborhoods Form and Change?9.3: How Do Cities Influence Who We Are, Who Our Friends Are, and How We Live?9.4: Why Are So Many Social Problems Found in Cities?9.5: How Will Cities Change in an Increasingly Connected World?Conclusion: Our Urban FutureChapter 9 Quiz: Cities and Communities10. Social Stratification, Inequality, and Poverty by Florencia Torche, Richard Arum, and Jeff Manza10.1: What Is Inequality?10.2: Why Is America So Unequal?10.3: Do We All Have an Equal Opportunity to Succeed in Life?10.4: How Much Poverty Exists in the United States and around the World?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusion: Should We Be Concerned about Excessive Inequality?Chapter 10 Quiz: Social Stratification, Inequality, and Poverty11. Race and Ethnicityby Ann Morning11.1: What Is the Difference between Race and Ethnicity?11.2: Is Race Real?11.3: What Is Racism?11.4: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter Anymore?11.5: How Are Race and Ethnicity Changing in the Twenty-First Century?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusion: Developing a Sociological Imagination on Race and EthnicityChapter 11 Quiz: Race and Ethnicity12. Gender and Sexualityby Paula England12.1: Where Do Gender Differences Come From?12.2: How Have the Lives of Women and Men Changed in the Last 50 Years?12.3: How Are Our Sex Lives Shaped by Biology and Society?12.4: How Has Sexual Behavior Changed in the Last 50 Years?Conclusion: The Puzzle of Gender InequalityChapter 12 Quiz: Gender and Sexuality13. Families and Family Lifeby Kathleen Gerson13.1: What Is a Family?13.2: Why Are Families Changing?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination13.3: What Challenges Do We Face as We Develop Relationships and Balance Family and Work?13.4: What Is It Like to Grow Up in a Twenty-First-Century Family?13.5: What Social Policies around the World Best Support Changing Families?Conclusion: The Future of FamiliesChapter 13 Quiz: Families and Family Life14. Sociology of Religionby Gerald Marwell14.1: What Is Religion, and What Are Its Functions?14.2: How Does Social Structure Impact Religious Choice?14.3: Why Are Some People More Religious than Others?14.4: Why Do People Kill Each Other in the Name of Religion?14.5: What Is the Future of Religion?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusionChapter 14 Quiz: Sociology of Religion15. Education by Caroline H. Persell with Dirk Witteveen15.1: Why Is Formal Education Universal?15.2: How Is Education Related to Important Life Outcomes?15.3: Is Education Equally Available to All?15.4: How Do Educational Systems Differ?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusion: The Future of Education in a Global EconomyChapter 15 Quiz: Education16. Health and Medicineby Ruth Horowitz and Jennifer Jennings, with Owen Whooley16.1: How Do Social Contexts Affect Health?16.2: Who Gets Sick, and Why?16.3: How Did Modern Medicine Emerge?16.4: How Does Physician/Patient Interaction Affect Health and Illness?16.5: Why Is Healthcare in America More Expensive Than in Other Countries?Shared Writing: Your Sociological ImaginationConclusionChapter 16 Quiz: Health and Medicine17. Crime, Deviance, and Social Control by Troy Duster and Jeff Manza17.1: What Is Deviance?17.2: How Is Morality Defined and Regulated?17.3: Who Defines Deviance?17.4: How Is Social Control Maintained?Conclusion: Deviance and the Sociological ImaginationChapter 17 Quiz: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control18. Social Movements and Revolutionsby Jeff Goodwin18.1: What Are Social Movements?18.2: Why Do Movements Emerge, and Who Joins Them?18.3: What Do Movements Accomplish?18.4: What Are Revolutions, and Why Do They Occur?Conclusion: The Future of Movements and RevolutionsChapter 18 Quiz: Social Movements and Revolutions19. Environmental Sociologyby Colin Jerolmack19.1: How Does Social Life Relate to the Natural Environment?19.2: How Has Human Activity Harmed the Environment?Shared Writing: Your Sociological Imagination19.3: How Do Environmental Factors Impact Inequality?19.4: How Can We Create More Sustainable Societies?Conclusion: Linking Environmental and Social FactsChapter 19 Quiz: Environmental Sociology20. Populationby Lawrence L. Wu20.1: Why Study Population?20.2: How Do Populations Change over Time?20.3: What Factors Influence Fertility?20.4: How Are Trends in Aging and Mortality Emerging As Critical Issues in Many Societies?ConclusionChapter 20 Quiz: Population21. Immigrationby Guillermina Jasso21.1: What Is Immigration, and How Do Governments Regulate It?21.2: What Is the History of Immigration in the United States?21.3: Why Do People Move?21.4: How Do Immigrants Fare in Their New Environments?21.5: What Are the Consequences of Immigration?Conclusion: Immigration and the FutureChapter 21 Quiz: Immigration22. Globalizationby Vivek Chibber22.1: What Is Globalization?22.2: How Far-Reaching Is Globalization?22.3: What Drives Globalization?22.4: What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Globalization?Conclusion: Globalization in Retrospect and ProspectChapter 22 Quiz: Globalization
