Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies

Linda Schneider is Professor of Sociology at SUNY-Nassau Community College. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University. Dr. Schneider has published in the ASA journal, Teaching Sociology, contributed to panel discussions at the Eastern Sociological Society, the Community College Humanities Association, the Community College General Education Association, and the American Association of Community Colleges. She has directed several grants from the NEH, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and the National Science Foundation for multidisciplinary and global curriculum development. Arnold Silverman is Professor of Sociology at SUNY-Nassau Community College. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author of numerous articles, Dr. Silverman's work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, Built Environment, Contemporary Sociology, and Social Service Review. He is also the author of Chosen Children, a longitudinal study of American adopting families. He has also been active in efforts to improve the quality of undergraduate education. He co-directed a faculty development effort, financed by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, to encourage active learning in undergraduate teaching. He has been the chair of the Eastern Sociological Society's Committee on Community Colleges and is currently the coordinator of the Freshman Learning Community Program at Nassau Community College.

• Chapter 1. Japan: The Importance of BelongingIntroductionJapan's HistoryJapanese CultureGroup LifeSocializationDeviance in a Demanding SocietySocial Inequality in Japan: Class, Status, and PowerDemographic ChangeJapan’s Future: Crisis And ContinuityChapter 2. Mexico: Conflict and CooperationIntroductionMexican CultureSocial Structure and Group LifeSocial InstitutionsConflict and DevianceSocial Inequality and ConflictChapter 3. The San Peoples of Namibia: Between Subsistence and GlobalizationIntroductionHistory ofthe San? Part I: Reports On Field Research: The Hunting-Gathering LifeSocial Structure and Group LifeSocial InequalityDeviance and Social ControlSocializationPart II: The San in Modern NamibiaChapter 4. Egypt: Youth, Inequality, and Social ChangeIntroductionEgypt's HistoryEgyptian Culture Gender Roles in Egyptian CultureYouth Rises UpSocial Expectations and Inequality in EgyptEgypt’s Authoritarian GovernmentAfter The RevolutionChapter 5. Germany: Diversity in a Modern Nation-StateIntroductionGerman History: Borders and PeoplesChanging Borders: What is GermanyGerman CultureMinority Groups in GermanyDeviance and Diversity Inequality and DiversityDemographic ChangeGermany in An Age of Globalization