TY - BOOK AU - Schaefer, Richard T. TI - Sociology: a brief introduction SN - 9781259912436 U1 - 301 PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - Tata McGraw-Hill KW - Sociology N1 - Preface -- Understanding sociology -- Sociological research -- Culture -- Socialization and the life course -- Social interaction, groups, and social structure -- Mass media and social media -- Deviance, crime, and social control -- Stratification and social mobility in the United States -- Global inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Stratification by gender and sexuality -- The family and household diversity -- Education and religion -- Government and the economy -- Health, population, and the environment -- Social change in the global community ER -