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020 _a9781259912436
040 _cCUS
082 _a301
_bSCH/S
100 _aSchaefer, Richard T.
245 0 _aSociology: a brief introduction/
_cRichard T. Schaefer
250 _a6th ed.
260 _aNew Delhi:
_bTata McGraw-Hill,
_c2006.
300 _a507 p.
505 _aPreface -- Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization and the life course -- Social interaction, groups, and social structure -- Mass media and social media -- Deviance, crime, and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender and sexuality -- The family and household diversity -- Education and religion -- Government and the economy -- Health, population, and the environment -- Social change in the global community.
650 _aSociology
942 _cWB16