John E. Farley is Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Michael W. Flota is Associate Professor at Daytona State College, Florida.

List of Figures xxiii

Preface xxxvii

Acknowledgments xliii

About the Authors xlvii

Part I Introduction

Chapter 1 Sociology: The Discipline 3

Chapter 2 How Sociology Is Done 25

Part II Society and Human Interaction

Chapter 3 Perspectives on Society and Interaction 51

Chapter 4 Culture and Social Structure 79

Chapter 5 Socialization 119

Part III Social Structure and Inequality

Chapter 6 Stratification: Structured Social Inequality 151

Chapter 7 Race and Ethnic Relations 185

Chapter 8 Sex, Gender, and Society 219

Chapter 9 Groups, Organizations, and the Workplace 261

Chapter 10 Deviance, Crime, and Social Control 291

Part IV Social Institutions

Chapter 11 Economy and Society 325

Chapter 12 Politics, Power, and Society 365

Chapter 13 Marriages and Families 397

Web-Based Chapter A: Education

Web-Based Chapter B: Religion

Web-Based Chapter C: Health, Population, and Aging

Part V Social Change

Chapter 14 Urban Society: City Life and Collective Behavior 437

Chapter 15 Social Movements and Change 479

References R-1

Index I-1

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*Expanded focus on new social movements such as Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party

*Updates on both the 2012 and 2016 elections.

*New discussions of Donald Trump and the immigration debate; causes and consequences.

*New discussions of "Patriot" Movements, racism and the reaction to the first African American president.

*Expanded coverage of sexual orientation and LGBT Issues.

*Updates on gay rights and the historic legalization of same sex marriage.

*New sections on cyber life discussion issues such as cyber bullying and public shaming; Wikileaks, Edward Snowden and NSA spying; sexting and youth culture; the Arab Spring and social media activism.

*New coverage of the so-called "He-cession" and the rise of women managers (who employers still see as risky but increasingly as highly talented).

*Updates on healthcare reform, five years on and the efforts to repeal and replace "Obamacare."

*Expanded coverage of mass shootings and the corresponding policy debates..

*Expanded coverage and new focus on police-involved shootings and gun control in the Deviance, Crime and Social Control chapter.

*New discussions of the sociology of finance including the role of financial derivatives in the 2008 global financial crisis.

*New photos and updated tables and figures appear throughout the text.