Thompson, William E.  1950- <br/><br/>
Society in focus :  an introduction to sociology / 
William E. Thompson, Joseph V. Hickey. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Boston :  Pearson/Allyn and Bacon,  c2008. 
 - xxi, 650 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 608-637) and index. 
<br/><br/>The sociological perspective -- Discovering sociology 1 -- Doing sociology 27 -- The social framework -- Culture and society 55 -- Socialization 89 -- Social interaction in everyday life 119 -- Social groups and organizations 143 -- Social differentiation and inequality -- Deviance and conformity 169 -- Social stratification and the u.s. class system 205 -- Global stratification 237 -- Race and ethnicity 269 -- Sex and gender 303 -- Age and the elderly 339 -- Social institutions -- Families 369 -- Education 401 -- Religion 437 -- Politics and war 469 -- The economy and work 503 -- Health and medicine 533 -- Social change -- Population, urbanization, and ecology 561 -- Social change, collective behavior, and the future 58. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0205516890 9780205516896 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007014452 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM586  / .T47 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301