Conley, Dalton, 1969- author.
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2015]
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ch. 1 The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction — The Sociological Imagination — How To Be A Sociologist According To Quentin Tarantino. A Scene From Pulp Fiction — What Are the True Costs and Returns of College? — Getting That ‘Piece of Paper — What Is a Social Institution? — The Sociology of Sociology — Auguste Comte and the Creation of Sociology — Two Centuries Of Sociology — Classical Sociological Theory — American Sociology — Modern Sociological Theories — Sociology’and Its Cousins — History — Anthropology — The Psychological and Biological Sciences — Economics and Political Science — Divisions within Sociology — Microsociology and Macrosociology — Conclusion — Practice — Paradox — ch. 2 Methods — Research 101 — Causality versus Correlation — Variables — Hypothesis Testing — Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability — Role of the Researcher — Creating and Testing Theory — Data Collection — Samples: They’re Not Just The Free Tastes At The Supermarket — Ethics Of Social Research — Policy: The Political Battle Over Statistical Sampling — Conclusion — Practice — Paradox — ch. 3 Culture and Media — Definitions of Culture — Culture = Human — Nature — Culture = (Superior) Man — (Inferior) Man — Culture = Man — Machine — Material versus Nonmaterial Culture — Language, Meaning, and Concepts — Ideology — Studying Culture — Subculture — Cultural Effects: Give and Take — Reflection Theory — Media — From the Town Crier to the Facebook Wall: A Brief History — Hegemony: The Mother of All Media Terms — The Media Life Cycle — Texts — Back to the Beginning: Cultural Production — Media Effects — The Race And Gender Politics Of Making Out — Mommy, Where Do Stereotypes Come From? — Racism in the Media — Sexism in the Media — Political Economy of the Media — Consumer Culture — Advertising and Children — Culture Jams: Hey Calvin, How ‘Bout Giving That Girl a Sandwich? — Policy: What’s In A Name? — Conclusion — Practice — Paradox — ch. 4 Socialization and
Subjects:
- Sociology — Methodology.
- Sociology — Study and teaching.
- Sociology — Methodology. fast (OCoLC)fst01123900
- Sociology — Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01123924
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