TY - BOOK AU - Schaefer,Richard T. TI - Sociology: a brief introduction SN - 9780078026720 (hard copy : alk. paper) AV - HM585 .S324 2013 U1 - 301 S 294 s 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Dubuque, Iowa PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Sociology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-446) index; Preface -- Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization and the life course -- Social interaction, groups, and social structure -- The mass media -- Deviance and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the united states -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender -- The family and intimate relationships -- Religion and education -- Government and the economy -- Health and the environment -- Social change in the global community ER -