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1: Sociology
1.1: The Sociological Perspective
1.1A: Studying Sociology
1.1B: The Sociological Imagination
1.1C: Sociology and Science
1.1D: Sociology and the Social Sciences
1.1E: The Sociological Approach
1.2: The History of Sociology
1.2A: Tradition vs. Science
1.2B: Early Thinkers and Comte
1.2C: Early Social Research and Martineau
1.2D: Spencer and Social Darwinism
1.2E: Class Conflict and Marx
1.2F: Durkheim and Social Integration
1.2G: Durkheim and Social Integration
1.2H: Protestant Work Ethic and Weber
1.2I: The Development of Sociology in the U.S.
1.3: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
1.3A: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
1.3B: The Functionalist Perspective
1.3C: The Conflict Perspective
1.3D: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
1.3E: The Feminist Perspective
1.3F: Theory and Practice
1.4: The Sociological Approach
1.4A: Sociology Today
1.4B: Levels of Analysis- Micro and Macro
1.4C: Applied and Clinical Sociology
1.4D: The Significance of Social Inequality
1.4E: Thinking Globally
2: Sociological Research
2.1: The Research Process
2.1A: Defining the Problem
2.1B: Reviewing the Literature
2.1C: Formulating the Hypothesis
2.1D: Determining the Research Design
2.1E: Defining the Sample and Collecting Data
2.1F: Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions
2.1G: Preparing the Research Report
2.2: Research Models
2.2A: Surveys
2.2B: Fieldwork and Observation
2.2C: Experiments
2.2D: Documents
2.2E: Use of Existing Sources
2.3: Ethics in Sociological Research
2.3A: Confidentiality
2.3B: Protecting Research Subjects
2.3C: Misleading Research Subjects
2.3D: Research Funding
2.3E: Value Neutrality in Sociological Research
3: Culture
3.1: Culture and Society
3.1A: Culture and Biology
3.1B: Culture and Society
3.1C: Cultural Universals
3.1D: Culture Shock
3.1E: Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
3.1F: Material Culture
3.1G: Nonmaterial Culture
3.2: The Symbolic Nature of Culture
3.2A: The Symbolic Nature of Culture
3.2B: The Origins of Language
3.2C: Language
3.2D: Language and Perception
3.2E: Symbols and Nature
3.2F: Gestures
3.2G: Values
3.2H: Norms
3.2I: Sanctions
3.2J: Folkways and Mores
3.3: Culture and Adaptation
3.3A: The Origins of Culture
3.3B: Mechanisms of Cultural Change
3.3C: Cultural Lag
3.3D: Animals and Culture
3.4: Culture Worlds
3.4A: Subcultures
3.4B: Countercultures
3.5: Culture and the Dominant Ideology in the U.S.
3.5A: An Overview of U.S. Values
3.5B: Value Clusters
3.5C: Value Contradictions
3.5D: Emerging Values
3.5E: Culture Wars
3.5F: Values as Binders
3.5G: Ideal vs. Real Culture
4: The Role of Socialization
4.1: The Role of Socialization
4.1A: The Role of Socialization
4.1B: Nature vs. Nurture- A False Debate
4.1C: Sociobiology
4.1D: Deprivation and Development
4.1E: Isolation and Development
4.1F: Feral Children
4.1G: Institutionalized Children
4.2: The Self and Socialization
4.2A: Dimensions of Human Development
4.2B: Sociological Theories of the Self
4.2C: Psychological Approaches to the Self
4.3: Theories of Socialization
4.3.1: 4.3E -Piaget
4.3A: Theories of Socialization
4.3B: Cooley
4.3C: Mead
4.3D: Freud
4.3F: Levinson
4.4: Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions
4.4A: Sociology of Emotion
4.4B: Informal Social Control
4.5: Agents of Socialization
4.5A: Family
4.5B: Neighborhood
4.5C: School
4.5D: Day Care
4.5E: Peer Groups
4.5F: Mass Media and Technology
4.5G: Religion
4.5H: Workplace
4.5I: The Division of Labor
4.5J: The Incest Taboo, Marriage, and the Family
4.5K: Ideology
4.5L: Resocialization and Total Institutions
4.6: Gender Socialization
4.6A: Gender Socialization
4.6B: Learning the Gender Gap
4.6C: Gender Messages in the Family
4.6D: Gender Messages from Peers
4.6E: Gender Messages in Mass Media
4.7: Socialization Throughout the Life Span
4.7.1: 4.7L - The Older Years
4.7A: Socialization Throughout the Life Span
4.7B: The Life Course
4.7C: Anticipatory Socialization and Resocialization
4.7D: Stages of Socialization Throughout the Life Span
4.7E: Childhood
4.7F: Adolescence
4.7G: Transitional Adulthood
4.7H: Marriage and Responsibility
4.7I: The Middle Years
4.7J: Parenthood
4.7K: Career Development- Vocation and Identity
4.7M: Are We Prisoners of Socialization?
4.8: Childhood Socialization
4.8A: Child Socialization
4.8B: Theoretical Perspectives on Childhood Socialization
4.8C: Identity Formation
5: Social Interaction
5.1: Understanding Social Interaction
5.1A: Understanding Social Interaction
5.1B: Ethnomethodology
5.1C: Dramaturgy
5.2: Types of Social Interaction
5.2A: Nonverbal Communication
5.2B: Exchange
5.2C: Cooperation
5.2D: Conflict
5.2E: Competition
5.2E: Stereotypes in Everyday Life
5.2F: Personal Space
5.2G: Eye Contact
5.2H: Applied Body Language
5.3: Elements of Social Interaction
5.3A: Social Status
5.3B: Role Theory
5.3C: Role Conflict
5.3D: Culture
5.3E: Social Class
5.3F: Groups
5.3G: Social Institutions
5.3H: Social Networks
5.3I: Virtual Worlds
6: Social Groups and Organization
6.1: Types of Social Groups
6.1A: The Nature of Groups
6.1B: Primary Groups
6.1C: Secondary Groups
6.1D: In-Groups and Out-Groups
6.1E: Reference Groups
6.1F: Social Networks
6.1G: Online Communities
6.2: Functions of Social Groups
6.2A: Defining Boundaries
6.2B: Choosing Leaders
6.2C: Making Decisions
6.2D: Setting Goals
6.2E: Controlling the Behaviors of Group Members
6.3: Large Social Groups
6.3A: Formal Structure
6.3B: Informal Structure
6.3C: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
6.3D: Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
6.4: Bureaucracy
6.4A: Bureaucracies and Formal Groups
6.4B: Weber’s Model for Bureaucracy
6.4C: The “McDonaldization” of Society
6.5: Group Dynamics
6.5A: Effects of Group Size on Stability and Intimacy
6.5B: Effects of Group Size on Attitude and Behavior
6.5C: The Asch Experiment- The Power of Peer Pressure
6.5D: The Milgram Experiment- The Power of Authority
6.5E: Groupthink
6.6: Social Structure in the Global Perspective
6.6A: Durkheim’s Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
6.6B: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
6.6C: Lenski’s Sociological Evolution Approach
7: Deviance, Social Control, and Crime
7.1: Deviance
7.1A: Deviance
7.1B: Norms and Sanctions
7.1C: Deviance and Social Stigma
7.1D: Deviance and Technology
7.1E: The Functions of Deviance
7.2: Social Control
7.2A: Social Control Theory
7.2B: Conformity and Obedience
7.2C: Informal Means of Control
7.2D: Formal Means of Control
7.3: Theories of Crime and Deviance
7.3A: Sociological Theories of Deviance
7.3B: Biological Theories of Deviance
7.3C: Psychological Theories of Deviance
7.4: The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance
7.4A: The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance
7.4B: Strain Theory- How Social Values Produce Deviance
7.4C: Illegitimate Opportunity Structures - Social Class and Crime
7.5: The Conflict Perspective on Deviance
7.5A: The Conflict Perspective on Deviance
7.5B: Class, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System
7.5C: Power and Inequality
7.5D: The Law as an Instrument of Oppression
7.6: The Symbolic-Interactionalist Perspective on Deviance
7.6A: Differential Association Theory
7.6B: Control Theory
7.6C: Labeling Theory
7.7: Crime
7.7A: Crime
7.7B: Types of Crime
7.7C: Crime Statistics
7.7D: Juvenile Crime
7.7E: Violent Crime
7.7F: Property Crime
7.7G: White-Collar Crime
7.7H: Organized Crime
7.8: Reactions to Deviance
7.8A: Police
7.8B: Courts
7.8C: Prisons
7.8D: The Death Penalty
8: Global Stratification and Inequality
8.1: Systems of Stratification
8.1A: Stratification
8.1B: Slavery
8.1C: Caste Systems
8.1D: Class
8.1E: Gender
8.2: Global Stratification
8.2A: Global Stratification and Inequality
8.2B: Industrializing Countries
8.2C: Least Industrialized Countries
8.2D: Growing Global Inequality
8.3: Stratification in the World System
8.3A: Colonialism and Neocolonialism
8.3B: Multinational Corporations
8.3C: Poverty
8.3D: Modernization and Technology
8.4: Global Diversity
8.4A: World Health Trends
8.4B: Hunger, Malnutrition, and Family
8.4C: The Health of Infants and Children
8.4D: HIV and AIDS
8.4E: Population Trends
8.4F: Global Aging
8.5: A Comparative Analysis of Global Stratification in Mexico
8.5A: Distribution of Wealth and Income
8.5B: Social Mobility
8.5C: Mexico’s Economy
8.5D: Race Relations in Mexico- The Color Hierarchy
8.5E: The Status of Women in Mexico
8.6: Sociological Theories and Global Inequality
8.6A: The Functionalist Perspective- Motivating Qualified People
8.6B: The Conflict Perspective- Class Conflict and Scarce Resources
8.6C: The Interactionist Perspective
8.6D: Lenski’s Synthesis
8.6E: Marx’s View of Class Differentiation
8.6F: Weber’s View of Stratification
8.6G: Market-Oriented Theories
8.6H: Dependency Theories
8.6I: World-Systems Theory
8.6J: State-Centered Theories
8.6K: Evaluating Global Theories of Inequality
9: Stratification, Inequality, and Social Class in the U.S.
9.1: Social Class
9.1A: Social Class
9.1B: Property
9.1C: Power
9.1D: Prestige
9.1E: Status Inconsistency
9.2: Social Class in the U.S.
9.2A: Social Class in the U.S.
9.2B: Income
9.2C: Wealth
9.2D: Education
9.2E: Occupation
9.3: The Class Structure in the U.S.
9.3A: Class Structure in the U.S.
9.3B: The Upper Class
9.3C: The Upper Middle Class
9.3D: The Lower Middle Class
9.3E: The Working Class
9.3F: The Lower Class
9.3G: Income Distribution
9.4: Social Mobility
9.4A: Social Mobility
9.4B: Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
9.4C: Open vs. Closed Stratification Systems
9.4D: Types of Social Mobility
9.4E: Social Mobility in the U.S.
9.5: The Impacts of Social Class
9.5A: Consequences of Social Class
9.5B: Physical Health
9.5C: Mental Health
9.5D: Family Life
9.5E: Education
9.5F: Religion
9.5G: Politics
9.5H: Crime and Criminal Justice
9.6: Poverty
9.6A: Poverty
9.6B: Measuring Poverty
9.6C: Explaining Poverty- The Sociological Debate
9.6D: Social Exclusion
9.6E: The Dynamics of Poverty
9.6F: The Feminization of Poverty
9.6G: Government Assistance Programs
10: Race and Ethnicity
10.1: Race
10.1A: Race
10.1B: Race and Genetics
10.1C: Legal Definition of Race
10.1D: Social Definition of Race
10.1E: Racism
10.2: Ethnicity
10.2A: Ethnicity
10.3: Minorities
10.3A: Minority Groups
10.4: Prejudice and Discrimination
10.4A: Prejudice
10.4B: Discrimination Against Individuals
10.4C: Institutional Prejudice or Discrimination
10.4D: Assimilation
10.4E: Pluralism
10.4F: Segregation
10.4G: Population Transfer
10.4H: Genocide
10.5: Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
10.5A: The Functionalist Perspective
10.5B: The Conflict Perspective
10.5C: The Interactionist Perspective
10.5D: The Psychological Perspective
10.6: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
10.6A: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
10.6B: Racial Groups
10.6C: Ethnic Groups
10.6D: Immigration and Illegal Immigration
10.6E: Affirmative Action
10.6F: A Multicultural Society
11: Gender Stratification and Inequality
11.1: Gender and Biology
11.1A: The Role of Biology
11.2: Gender and Socialization
11.2A: Gender Socialization
11.2B: The Social Construction of Gender
11.2C: Gender Identity in Everyday Life
11.2D: Gender Roles in the U.S.
11.2E: The Cross-Cultural Perspective
11.2F: Childhood Socialization
11.2G: Adolescent Socialization
11.2H: Gender Differences in Social Interaction
11.3: Sociological Perspectives on Gender Stratification
11.3A: The Functionalist Perspective
11.3B: The Conflict Perspective
11.3C: The Interactionist Perspective
11.3D: The Feminist Perspective
11.4: Women as a Minority
11.4A: Women as a Minority
11.4B: The Origins of Patriarchy
11.5: Women in the Workplace
11.5A: Women in the Workplace
11.5B: Inequalities of Work
11.5C: Family and Gender Issues
11.5D: Education and Unequal Treatment in the Classroom
11.5E: Gender Inequality in Politics
11.5F: Job Discrimination
11.5G: Gender Inequality in Health Care
11.6: Gender-Based Violence
11.6A: Rape
11.6B: Sexual Violence
11.6C: Sexual Harassment
12: Family
12.1: Family
12.1A: The Nature of a Family
12.1B: The Functions of a Family
12.1C: Family Structures
12.1D: Kinship Patterns
12.1E: Authority Patterns
12.2: Marriage
12.2A: The Nature of Marriage
12.2B: Romantic Love
12.2C: Marital Residence
12.2D: Mate Selection
12.2E: Child Rearing
12.3: Sociological Perspectives on Family
12.3A: The Functionalist Perspective
12.3B: The Conflict Perspective
12.3C: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
12.3D: The Feminist Perspective
12.4: Recent Changes in Family Structure
12.4A: The Decline of the Traditional Family
12.4B: Change in Marriage Rate
12.4C: Unmarried Mothers
12.4D: The “Sandwich Generation” and Elder Care
12.4E: Childless Couples
12.4F: Change in Household Size
12.4G: Women in the Labor Force
12.5: Divorce
12.5A: Divorce and Its Legal Ramifications
12.5B: Child Custody Laws
12.5C: Statistical Trends in Divorce
12.5D: Factors Associated with Divorce
12.5E: Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce
12.5F: The Absent Father and Serial Fatherhood
12.6: Family Violence
12.6A: Family Violence
12.6B: Child Abuse
12.6C: Spousal Abuse
12.6D: Education and the Global Perspective
12.6E: Education and Industrialization
12.6F: Education and Liberty in the Developing World
13: Education
13.1: Education and the Global Perspective
13.1A: Education and the Global Perspective
13.1B: Education and Industrialization
13.1C: Education and Liberty in the Developing World
13.2: Education and Inequality
13.2A: Savage Inequalities
13.2B: Coleman’s Study of Between-School Effects in American Education
13.2C: Tracking and Within-School Effects
13.2D: The Social Reproduction of Inequality
13.2E: Intelligence and Inequality
13.3: Schools as Formal Organizations
13.3A: Bureaucratization of Schools
13.3B: Teachers- Employees and Instructors
13.3C: Student Subcultures
13.3D: Homeschooling
13.4: The Functionalist Perspective on Education
13.4A: Socialization
13.4B: Cultural Transmission
13.4C: Academic Skills and Knowledge
13.4D: Innovation
13.4E: Child Care
13.4F: Postponing Job Hunting
13.4G: Gatekeeping
13.4H: Replacing Family Functions
13.5: The Conflict Perspective on Education
13.5A: Social Control
13.5B: Tracking Systems
13.5C: The Credentialized Society
13.5D: The Hidden Curriculum
13.5E: Tilting the Tests- Discrimination by IQ
13.5F: Staking the Desk- Unequal Funding
13.5G: The Bottom Line- Family Background
13.6: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Education
13.6A: Ray Rist’s Research
13.6B: Teachers’ Expectations
13.7: Issues in the U.S. Education System
13.7A: Unequal Access to Education
13.7B: English as a Second Language
13.7C: High School Dropouts
13.7D: Violence in Schools
13.7E: Homeschooling
13.7F: Standardized Tests
13.7G: Gender Bias in the Classroom
13.7H: The Gifted
13.7I: Educational Reform in the U.S.
14: Religion
14.1: The Nature of Religion
14.1A: The Nature of Religion
14.1B: The Elements of Religion
14.2: Types of Religions
14.2A: Magic and Supernaturalism
14.2B: Animism
14.2C: Theism and Monotheism
14.3: The Functionalist Perspective on Religion
14.3A: Functions of Religion
14.3B: Religion and Social Support
14.4: The Conflict Perspective on Religion
14.4A: Marx and the “Opiate of the Masses”
14.4B: Religion and Social Control
14.5: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Religion
14.5A: Religious Symbols
14.5B: Rituals
14.5C: Beliefs
14.5D: Religious Experience
14.6: Religious Organizations
14.6A: Cult
14.6B: Sect
14.6C: The Christian Church
14.6D: The Ecclesia
14.6E: Religious Denominations
14.7: The Structure of Religion in the U.S.
14.7A: Religion in the U.S.
14.7B: Religious Diversity
14.7C: Widespread Belief
14.7D: Ecumenism
14.7E: Characteristics of Members of Different Religions
14.7F: Secularism and the Future of Religion
14.8: Major Religions in the U.S.
14.8A: Protestantism
14.8B: Catholicism
14.8C: Judaism
14.8D: Islam
14.8E: Social Correlates of Religion
14.8F: Affiliation
15: Government
15.1: Politics, Power, and Authority
15.1A: Politics
15.1B: Power
15.1C: Authority
15.1D: Authority and Legitimate Violence
15.1E: Traditional Authority
15.1F: Rational-Legal Authority
15.1G: Charismatic Authority
15.1H: The Transfer of Authority
15.2: Government and the State
15.2A: Functions of the State
15.2B: Characteristics of the State
15.2C: Citizenship Rights
15.2D: State Formation
15.2E: Monarchy
15.3: Types of States
15.3A: Types of States
15.3B: Oligarchy
15.3C: Dictatorship and Totalitarianism
15.3D: Democracy
15.3E: New State Spaces
15.4: Democracy
15.4A: Democracy
15.4B: Participatory Democracy
15.4C: Monarchies and Liberal Democracies
15.4D: The Spread of Liberal Democracy
15.4E: Democracy in the U.S.
15.4F: The Political Participation of Women
15.4G: Theories of Democracy
15.4H: Public Sphere and Civil Society
15.5: The U.S. Political System
15.5A: The U.S. Political System
15.5B: Political Parties and Elections
15.5C: Voting Behavior
15.5D: Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups
15.5E: African Americans as a Political Force
15.5F: Hispanics as a Political Force
15.5G: The Role of the Media
15.5H: The Role of Age
15.6: War and Terrorism
15.6A: War
15.6B: Terrorism
15.6C: Peace
16: Economy
16.1: Economic Systems
16.1A: The Economy
16.1B: Capitalism
16.1C: The Marxist Critique of Capitalism
16.1D: Socialism
16.1E: The Capitalist Critique of Socialism
16.1F: Democratic Socialism
16.1G: Informal Economy
16.1H: Welfare State Capitalism
16.2: The Transformation of Economic Systems
16.2A: Preindustrial Societies- The Birth of Inequality
16.2B: Industrial Societies- The Birth of the Machine
16.2C: Postindustrial Societies- The Birth of the Information Age
16.2D: Capitalism in a Global Economy
16.2E: Global Trade- Inequalities and Conflict
16.2F: Microfinancing
16.2G: The Changing Face of the Workplace
16.2H: Deindustrialization
16.2I: Corporations and Corporate Power
16.2J: Ominous Trends in the U.S.
16.2K: Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism
16.2L: Trade Blocs and Common Markets
16.3: Work
16.3A: The Importance of Paid and Unpaid Work
16.3B: Importance of Division of Labor
16.3C: Industrial Work
17: Population and Urbanization
17.1: Population Dynamics
17.1A: Fertility
17.1B: Mortality
17.1C: Migration
17.2: Population Growth
17.2A: Implications of Different Rates of Growth
17.2B: Three Demographic Variables
17.2C: Problems in Forecasting Population Growth
17.2D: Malthus’ Theory of Population Growth
17.2E: Demographic Transition Theory
17.3: Urbanization and the Development of Cities
17.3A: The Earliest Cities
17.3B: Preindustrial Cities
17.3C: Industrial Cities
17.3D: The Structure of Cities
17.3E: The Process of Urbanization
17.3F: U.S. Urban Patterns
17.3G: The Rural Rebound
17.3H: Models of Urban Growth
17.4: Urban Life
17.4A: Sociological Perspectives on Urban Life
17.4B: Social Interaction in Urban Areas
17.4C: Urban Neighborhoods
17.4D: Urban Decline
17.4E: Homelessness
17.4F: Alienation
17.4G: Community
17.4H: Noninvolvement and the Diffusion of Responsibility
17.5: Urban Problems and Policy
17.5A: Suburbanization
17.5B: Disinvestment and Deindustrialization
17.5C: The Potential of Urban Revitalization
17.5D: Urban Gentrification
17.5E: Shrinking Cities and Counter-Urbanization
18: Aging
18.1: The Aging Population
18.1A: Aging
18.1B: Composition of the Older Population
18.1C: Gender Differences in Aging
18.1D: Aging and Race
18.1E: Aging and Wealth
18.1F: Global Aging
18.2: A Global Perspective on Aging
18.2A: The Social Construction of Aging
18.2B: Industrialization and the Graying of the Globe
18.2C: The Graying of America
18.3: The Functionalist Perspective on Aging
18.3A: Disengagement Theory
18.3B: Activity Theory
18.3B: Intergenerational Conflict
18.3C: Continuity Theory
18.4: The Conflict Perspective on Aging
18.4A: Social Security Legislation
18.4B: Intergenerational Conflict
18.5: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Aging
18.5A: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
18.6: Challenges of Aging
18.6A: Social Isolation
18.6B: Prejudice
18.6C: Elder Abuse
18.6D: Health Problems
19: Health and Illness
19.1: The Experience of Illness
19.1A: The Experience of Illness
19.1B: Gender and Health
19.1C: Race and Health
19.1D: Social Class and Health
19.1E: Education and Health
19.1F: Women in Medicine
19.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness
19.2A: The Functionalist Perspective
19.2B: The Conflict Perspective
19.2C: The Interactionist Perspective
19.2D: The Labeling Approach
19.3: Social Epidemiology and Health
19.3A: Social Epidemiology and Health
19.4: Health Care in the U.S.
19.4A: Health Care in the U.S.
19.4B: Physicians, Nurses, and Patients
19.4C: Alternatives to Traditional Health Care
19.4d: The Role of Government
19.5: Modern Issues in Health Care
19.5A: Colonialism and the Spread of Diseases
19.5B: Infectious Diseases Today and in the Developing World
19.5C: HIV and AIDS
19.5D: Health Insurance
19.5E: Preventing Illness
20: Sexuality
20.1: Socialization and Human Sexuality
20.1A: Socialization and Human Sexuality
20.1B: Sexual Behavior- Kinsey’s Study
20.1C: Sexual Behavior Since Kinsey
20.1D: Sexual Orientation
20.1E: Homophobia
20.1F: The Movement for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights
20.1G: Social Context and Sexual Behavior
21: Social Change
21.1: Social Change and Collective Behavior
21.1A: Social Change
21.2: Sources of Social Change
21.2A: Sources of Social Change
21.2B: External Sources of Social Change
21.2C: The Four Social Revolutions
21.2D: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
21.2E: Capitalism, Modernization, and Industrialization
21.2F: Cultural Evolution
21.2G: Natural Cycles
21.2H: Ogburn’s Theory
21.3: Social Movements
21.3A: Social Movements
21.3B: Types of Social Movements
21.3C: Propaganda and the Mass Media
21.3D: The Stages of Social Movements
21.3E: Relative Deprivation Approach
21.3F: Resource Mobilization Approach
21.3G: Gender and Social Movements
21.3H: New Social Movements
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