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Sociology Handbook
Unit 1
Sociological Perspectives
Chapter 1
AN INVITATION TO SOCIOLOGY
1 The Sociological Perspective 2 Origins of Sociology
3 Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 2
SOCIOLOGISTS DOING RESEARCH
1 Research Methods
2 Causation in Science
3 Procedures and Ethics in Research
HB-1
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4
6 14 23
36 38 50 58
Unit 2
Culture and Social
Structures 68 Chapter 3
CULTURE 70 1 The Basis of Culture 72 2 Language and Culture 77 3 Norms and Values 81 4 Beliefs and Material Culture 92 5 Cultural Diversity and Similarity 95
Chapter 4
SOCIALIZATION 108 1 The Importance of Socialization 110 2 Socialization and the Self 115 3 Agents of Socialization 121 4 Processes of Socialization 128
Chapter 5
SOCIAL STRUCTURE and
SOCIETY 138 1 Social Structure and Status 140 2 Social Structure and Roles 146 3 Preindustrial Societies 153
4 Industrial and Postindustrial
Societies 159
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