Sociology For Dummies, UK Edition

Nasar Meer, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University. He studied at Essex, Edinburgh, Bristol and Harvard Universities. Jay Gabler, PhD, is a writer, editor and college professor. Gabler received his PhD from Harvard University and now teaches at Rasmussen College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Introduction. Part I: The Basic Basics.Chapter 1: Sociology: Getting Your Head around It.Chapter 2: What Is Sociology, and Why Should I Care?Chapter 3: Making It Up As They Went Along: The History of Sociology.Chapter 4: Research Methods: Because You Can’t Put Society in a Test Tube.Part II: Seeing Society Like a Sociologist.Chapter 5: Socialisation: What is 'Culture,' and Where Can I Get Some?Chapter 6: Microsociology: If Life Is a Game, What Are the Rules?Part III: Equality and Inequality in Our Diverse World.Chapter 7: Caught in the Web: The Power of Networks.Chapter 8: Social Stratifi cation: We're All Equal, But Some of Us Are More Equal Than Others.Chapter 9: Gender and Ethnicity: I Know My Race, But Where's the Finish Line?Chapter 10: Ways of Belonging: Citizenship and National Identities.Chapter 11: Getting Religion: Faith in the Modern World.Chapter 12: Crime and Deviance: I Fought the Law . . . and I Won!Part IV: All Together Now: The Ins and Outs of Social Organisation.Chapter 13: Corporate Culture: The Study of Organisations (and Disorganisations).Chapter 14: The Rules of the Game: Social Movements and Political Sociology.Chapter 15: Urban Sociology and Demographics: (Ain’t No) Love in the Heart of the City.Part V: Sociology and Your Life.Chapter 16: The Family and the Life Course.Chapter 17: Future Passed: Understanding Social Change.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 18: Ten Sociology Books That Don’t Feel Like Homework.Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Use Sociological Insight in Everyday Life.Chapter 20: Ten Myths About Society Busted by Sociology.Index.