Sociology For Dummies

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler

    This was a view shared by 20th century Marxist C. Wright Mills (see Chapter 3), whose book The Power Elite, published in 1956, suggested that if the wealthy told the government to jump, the government's answer would be, ...

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler, Nasar Meer

    ... 322 growth and continuance of, 322–323 as political bellwether, 322 middle range, theories of the, 61 military, as foundation of structure, 88 Mills, C. Wright (sociologist) Dahl's response to, 261 Parsons opposed by, 60–61, ...

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler

    ... 143–144 sex, 167–168, 302 Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (Bourdieu), 104 diversity, 18, 42, 53–54, 310–312 divorce, 107, 301, 302 Dixon, Angela R., 153 Dobbin, Frank (sociologist), 34 double consciousness, ...

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler

    Discover the who, what, and where of sociology — wrap your head around the basics of sociology to get a handle on what it is, where it came from, and who practices it Put on your sociology sunglasses — learn how to look at society ...

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler

    The new edition of Sociology For Dummies gives you the tools to step back from your personal experience and study these questions objectively, testing the observable phenomena of the human world against established theories and making ...

  • Sociology For Dummies
    By Jay Gabler, Nasar Meer

    Sociology For Dummies helps you understand the complex field of sociology, serving as the ideal study guide both when you're deciding to take a class as well as when you are already participating in a course.