Sociology For Dummies (eBook)

Nasar Meer, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University. He studied at Essex, Edinburgh, Bristol and Harvard Universities. Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor and college professor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Introduction.

Part I: The Basic Basics.

Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head around It.

Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?

Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of
Sociology.

Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can't Put Society
in a Test Tube.

Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist.

Chapter 5: Socialisation: What is 'Culture,' and Where Can I Get
Some?

Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the
Rules?

Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse
World.

Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks.

Chapter 8: Social Stratifi cation: We're All Equal, But Some of
Us Are More Equal Than Others.

Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where's the
Finish Line?

Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National
Identities.

Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.

Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I
Won!

Part IV: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social
Organisation.

Chapter 13: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and
Disorganisations).

Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and
Political Sociology.

Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain't No)
Love in the Heart of the City.

Part V: Sociology and Your Life.

Chapter 16: The Family and the Life Course.

Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That Don't Feel Like
Homework.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in Everyday
Life.

Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.

Index.