Research Guides: Sociology: Books

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Encyclopedia of American Social History by Mary K. Cayton (Editor); Elliott J. Gorn (Editor); Peter W. Williams (Editor)
Call Number: HN57.E58 1992
ISBN: 0684192462
Publication Date: 1993-02-01
This reference focuses on processes and people - how they chose sites for towns and built their homes, how they led their lives, how they modified and were modified by their physical surroundings. Race, gender, ethnicity, work, culture, technology, education, and family history are included.
Culture Matters by Samuel P. Huntington; Lawrence E. Harrison
Call Number: HM681.C85 2000
ISBN: 0465031757
Publication Date: 2000-05-18
The world at the beginning of the 21st century is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression. Even in prosperous democracies, troubling gaps in well-being persist. As the credibility of traditional explanations - colonialism, dependency, racism - declines, many now believe that the principal reason why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others lies in the cultural values that powerfully shape nations and people's political, economic, and social performance.
Sociological Worlds by Stephen K. Sanderson (Editor)
Call Number: HM51 .S66332 1995
ISBN: 0935732675
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
This reissue of the now classic Sociological Worlds (originally published in 1995) attempts to present a comprehensive picture of human social life--from the perspective of the "comparative-historical revolution" in sociology and presents some of the best theoretical and empirical work that is now being done by comparative-historical sociologists, as well as work by their close cousins, socio-cultural anthropologists. From this perspective, readers gain a picture of the major ways in which human societies differ. For this new library edition, Professor Sanderson has provided both a new preface and three contributions that did not appear in the original edition.
Talking Sociology by Gary A. Fine
Call Number: HM51.S6634148 1997
ISBN: 020526168X
Publication Date: 1996-07-19
This book examines twelve controversial issues in sociology and in public policy and focuses on philosophical questions about human nature and the nature of social organization. Immigration policies; gender, race and ethnicity; culture; social movements; human sexuality; culture; and socialization.
The Sociology of Childhood by William A. Corsaro
Call Number: HQ767.9 .C675 2018
ISBN: 9781506339900
Publication Date: 2017-07-17
William A. Corsaro's groundbreaking text, The Sociology of Childhood, discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective. Corsaro provides in-depth coverage of the social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history, and social problems and the future of childhood. The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.
Sociology by David M. Newman
Call Number: HM51.S6634148 1997
ISBN: 0761985190
Publication Date: 1997-01-01

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