02672cim a2200361Ka 4500 60262 20230410115814.0 080304s2008 nju n e z eng d 2006033727 (OCoLC)ocn212783628 RFB RFB RFB 141293706X 9781412937061 (OCoLC)212783628 HM 586 B188o 2007 301 Ballantine, Jeanne H. Our social world : introduction to sociology / Jeanne H. Ballantine, Keith A. Roberts. Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2008. Sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in. Originally published: Thousand Oaks, CA : Pine Forge Press, c2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-541). 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, control: Culture and society, hardware and software of our social world; Socialization, becoming human and humane; Interaction, groups, and organizations, connections that work; Deviance and social control, sickos, perverts, freaks, and folks like us -- Inequality: Stratification, rich and famous, or rags and famine; Race and ethnic group stratification, beyond "we" and "they"; Gender stratification, she/he, who goes first -- Institutions: Family, partner taking, people making,and contract breaking; Education, what are we learning; Religion, the meaning of sacred meaning; Medicine, an anatomy of health and illness -- Social dynamics: Population and urbanization, living on spaceship Earth; Process of change, can we make a difference -- Glossary . Distribution is restricted to RFB&D members who have a documented print disability such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability. [This text] introduces the discipline of sociology to the contemporary student and provides an integrated, comprehensible framework from which to view the world. In each chapter, [the authors] provide an organizing theme that is not exclusively tied to one theoretical paradigm to help students see relationships between topics. Although several books address global issues, [The text] presents the perspective of students living in the larger global world. -Publisher description. Sociology. Sociology Cross-cultural studies. Sociología. Roberts, Keith A. lcc bk C0 DRFGD csexposito 48344 48344 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HM 586 B188o 2007 00000060930 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk