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020			_a9781544333533
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082	0	0	_aR301 BAL
100	1		_aBallantine, Jeanne H., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOur social world : _bintroduction to sociology / _cJeanne H. Ballantine, Wright State University, Keith A. Roberts, Hanover College, Kathleen Odell Korgen, William Paterson University.
250			_aSeventh Edition.
260			_aThousand Oaks : _bSAGE Publications, _c©2020
300			_a xxxv, 610 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c28 cm
500			_aRevised edition of the authors' Our social world, [2018]
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a Understanding our social world : the scientific study of society -- Sociology : a unique way to view the world -- Examining the social world : how do we know? -- Social structure, processes, and control -- Society and culture : hardware and software of our social world -- Socialization : becoming human and humane -- Interaction, groups, and organizations : connections that work -- Deviance and social control : sickos, freaks, and folks like us -- Inequality -- Stratification: rich and famous, or rags and famine? -- Race and ethnic group stratification : beyond "us" and "them" -- Gender stratification : she/he "who goes first" -- Institutions -- Family: partner taking, people making, and contract breaking -- Education: what are we learning? -- Religion: the social meaning of sacred meaning -- Politics and economics : penetrating power and privilege -- Medicine: an anatomy of health and illness -- Social dynamics -- Environmental sociology: population, urbanization, and climate change -- The process of change : we can make a difference -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.
650		0	_aSociology.
650		0	_aSociology _vCross-cultural studies.
700	1		_aRoberts, Keith A., _eauthor.
700	1		_aKorgen, Kathleen Odell, _d1967- _eauthor.
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