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Sociology : diversity, conflict, and change
This book consists of three parts. part I introduces the core concepts used to analyze the organization and operation society (macro to micro), Part 2 focuses on Institutions, part 3 offers a unique chapter on the effects of globalization on four emerging issues : population age dynamics, environmental racism, the impact of the Internet on the society and the world system, and global militarism and the rising threat of global terrorism
Social problems: a critical approach
This book is about of social problems facing the world today examines both the causes of those problems and their human implications. The fifth edition has been reorganized into four types of social problems: large societal problems, Group problems, institutional problems, and individual problems. The text cover both macro problems, such as poverty, racism, and sexism; and micro problems, such as suicide, substance abuse, and criminal behavior