Macionis, John J.  <br/><br/>
Society :  the basics / 
John J. Macionis 
 - eleventh edition 
 - Upper Saddle River, NJ :  Pearson Education, Inc.,  c2011 
 - xviii, 557 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indices. 
<br/><br/>Boxes -- Maps -- Preface -- 1 Sociology: Perspective, Theory, And Method -- 2 Culture -- 3 Socialization: From Infancy To Old Age -- 4 Social Interaction In Everyday Life -- 5 Groups And Organization -- Sexuality And Society -- 7 Deviance -- 8 Social Stratification -- 9 Global Stratification -- 10 Gender Stratification -- 11 Race And Ethnicity -- 12 Economics And Politics -- 13 Family And Religion -- 14 Education, Health, And Medicine -- 15 Population, Urbanization, And Environment -- 16 Social Change: Modern And Postmodern Societies -- Sample tests -- Glossary -- References -- Photo credits -- Name index -- Subject index. 
<br/><br/> "This book gives an introduction to the discipline of sociology. The most important skill to gain is the ability to use the sociological perspective. This chapter will also introduce the sociological theory which will help you to build an understanding about what you see when using the sociological perspective. Furthermore this chapter will explain how sociologists ‘do’ sociology by describing three general approaches to conduct research and four specific methods of data collection." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780205010110 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SOCIOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM 585 .M33 2011