Schaefer, Richard T. <br/><br/>
Sociology :  a brief introduction / 
Richard T. Schaefer. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill/Learning Solutions,  c2008. 
 - xxxii, 768 p.:  col. ill.;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Introductiob to sociology S100: Fall semester 2007; Division 1:30 - 2: 45 PM CL 50.  Purdue University - West Lafayette.  With student study guide; Additional material provided by Timthy J. Owens. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references(45-457) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization -- 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 and age -- The family and intimate relationships -- Religion and education -- Government and the economy -- Population, communities, and health -- Globalization, the environment, and social change. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0077217616 9780077217617 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social problems.<br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social policy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM585  / .S324 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301