Page 8 - Sociology and You

Invitation to Sociology
by Peter L. Berger 35
School Talk
by Donna Eder 66
Cultural Explanations for
Teen Violence
by James Gilbert 106
National Television Violence 136 Social Functions of Malls
by Wayne S. Wooden 168 The McDonaldization of Society
by George Ritzer 200 The Police and the Black Male
by Elijah Anderson 236 The Lives of Homeless Women
by Elliot Liebow 272 The Skin Color Tax
by Patricia J. Williams 306 The Story of Baby X
by Lois Gould 342 Life Without Father
by David Popenoe 384 Savage Inequalities
by Jonathan Kozol 420 No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman 460 India’s Sacred Cow
by Marvin Harris 492 We Don’t Like Football, Do We?
by D. Stanley Eitzen 524 Surprising Demographic Trends
A World Turned Upside Down 24 The Wired World 51 Patterns of Tourism 85 Availability of Television 125 Agricultural Employment 161 Military Might 194 Death Penalty Policy 230 Poverty and Death 243 Social Classes in World Perspective 258 Women in the Workplace 318 Types of Marriages 353 Illiteracy Rates 397 Political Freedom 429 Religions of the World 469 Gender Inequality in Religion 471 Olympic Success 506 Urban Population as a Proportion of
Total Population 550 Internet Connections 574
North America
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
Computers Connected to the Internet per 100,000 People
Over 5000 3000–5000 1000–2999 500–999
250–499 50–249 Below 50 No data
by David Stipp
Falling Through the Net
x
564 600
Features