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MindTap Sociology powered by Knewton, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Ferrante's Sociology: A Global Perspective, 9th Edition

Joan Ferrante

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MindTap Sociology powered by Knewton, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Ferrante's Sociology: A Global Perspective 9th Edition by Joan Ferrante
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Joan Ferrante

Joan Ferrante is Professor of Sociology at Northern Kentucky University and author of Sociology: A Global Perspective, 9th Edition and co-editor of The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity in the United States. She received her PhD from the University of Cincinnati.

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The Sociological Imagination.
Sociological Perspectives and Methods of Research.
Culture.
Socialization.
Social Structure and Social Interaction.
Formal Organizations.
Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control.
Social Inequality.
Race.
Gender and Sexualities.
Economics and Politics.
Family.
Education.
Religion.
Population and Health Care.
Social Change.

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Sociology: A Global Perspective

ISBN: 9781285746463
SOCIOLOGY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, Ninth Edition, is a brief introduction to sociology text that applies and relates key sociological concepts and theories to the forces of globalization-forces shaping virtually every aspect of daily life. Some of the forces discussed in this edition include social robotics (covered in the theory/methods chapter), social relationships in the digital age (covered in the social interaction chapter), mass surveillance (covered in the deviance chapter) and the industrial food system (covered in the organization chapter).