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Popularny amerykański podręcznik do socjologii. Autor prezetuje współczesne spojrzenie na główne teorie, uwzględniając globalną perspektywę i różnice międzykulturowe. Tekst skierowany dla wszystkich zainteresowanych socjologią.

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Pt. I The Foundations of Sociology

1 The Sociological Perspective 1
2 Sociological Investigation 31

Pt. II The Foundations of Society

3 Culture 61
4 Society 93
5 Socialization 123
6 Social Interaction in Everyday Life 151
7 Groups and Organizations 175
8 Deviance 205

Pt. III Social Inequality

9 Social Stratification 239
10 Social Class in the United States 263
11 Global Inequality 291
12 Race and Ethnicity 319
13 Sex and Gender 349
14 Aging and the Elderly 381

Pt. IV Social Institutions

15 Family 405
16 Education 439
17 Religion 467
18 Politics and Government 497
19 The Economy and Work 529
20 Health and Medicine 557

Pt. V Social Change

21 Population and Urbanization 587
22 Collective Behavior and Social Movements 617
23 Social Change and Modernity 639

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Autor pokazuje czytelnikowy rolę socjologii w codziennym życiu. Innowacyjny design, przystępny język to główne zalety tej książki. Tekst polecany osobom zaczynającym przygodę z socjologią.

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Spis treści

1 Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method 1
2 Culture 29
3 Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age 57
4 Social Interaction in Everyday Life 81
5 Groups and Organizations 103
6 Deviance 127
7 Social Stratification 155
8 Global Stratification 189
9 Race and Ethnicity 213
10 Sex and Gender 239
11 Economics and Politics 265
12 Family and Religion 299
13 Education and Medicine 333
14 Population and Urbanization 365
15 Environment and Society 389
16 Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies 411

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Part I: Sociology's Basic Approach

Chapter 1: Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Seeing Patterns: The Sociological Imagination
Social Problems: The Basics
Beyond Our Borders: A Global Perspective
Analyzing Social Problems: Sociological Theory
Finding the Facts: SociologicalResearch
Responding to Social Problems: Social Policy
Politics: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going On from Here
Making the Grade

Part II: Problems of Social Inequality

Chapter 2: Poverty and Wealth

Economic Inequality in the United States
The Rich and the Poor: A Social Profile
Problems Linked to Poverty
Responding to Poverty: The Welfare System
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Poverty
Politics and Poverty: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on from Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 3: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Race and Ethnicity
Patterns of Majority-Minority Interaction
The Social Standing of U.S. Minorities
Prejudice
Discrimination
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Politics, Race, and Ethnicity: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 4: Gender Inequality

What is Gender?
Gender and Social Institutions
Gender Stratification
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Gender Inequality
Feminism
Politics and Gender: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 5: Aging and Inequality

Growing Old
The Graying of the United States
Problems of Aging
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Aging and Inequality
Politics and Aging: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Part III: Problems of Deviance, Conformity, and Well-Being

Chapter 6: Crime and Criminal Justice

Norms, Law, and Crime
Crime: The Extent of the Problem
"Street Crime": Who Are the Criminals?
Other Dimensions of the Crime Problem
The Criminal Justice System
Explaining Crime: Biological and Psychological Theories
Explaining Crime: Sociological Theories
Politics and Crime: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 7: Violence

What is Violence?
Criminal Violence
Family Violence
Social Dimensions of Violence
Explaining Violence: Biological and Psychological Theories
Explaining Violence: Sociological Theories
Politics and Violence: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 8: Sexuality

What is Sex?
Sexual Attitudes in the Unites States
Sexual Orientation
Pornography
Sexual Harassment
Prostitution
Teenage Pregnancy
Abortion
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Sexuality
Politics and Sexuality: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 9: Alcohol and Other Drugs

What Is a Drug?
The Extent of Drug Use
Types of Drugs
Drugs and Other Social Problems
Social Policy: Responding to the Drug Problem
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Drug-Related Social Problems
Politics and Drugs: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 10: Physical and Mental Health

Health and Illness: A Global Perspective
Health Policy: Paying for Care
Health Care in the United States: A System in Crisis?
Mental Health and Illness
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Heath Problems
Politics and Health: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Part IV: Problems of Social Institutions

Chapter 11: Economy and Politics

Economic Systems: Defining Justice, Defining Problems
The Economy and Politics
Problems of the U.S. Political Economy
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Economic and Political Problems
Politics and Economy: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 12: Work and the Workplace

The Importance of Work
Structural Changes in the U.S. Economy
Other Problems of the U.S. Workforce
New Information Technology: The Brave New Workplace
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Work-Related Problems
Politics and the Workplace: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 13: Family Life

What is a Family?
Controversies over Family Life
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Family Problems
Politics and Family Life: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 14: Education

Problems of Education: A Global Perspective
Problems with U.S. Education
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Educational Problems
Politics and Education: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 15: Urban Life

Cities: Then and Now
Problems of Today's Cities
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Urban Problems
Politics and Urban Life: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Part V: Global Problems

Chapter 16: Population and Global Inequality

Global Population Increase
Global Inequality
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Global Inequality
Politics and Global Inequality: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 17: Technology and the Environment
Ecology: Studying the Natural Environment
Environmental Problems
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding Environmental Problems
Politics and the Environment: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going on From Here
Making the Grade

Chapter 18: War and Terrorism

War and Peace: Basic Definitions
Terrorism
Theoretical Analysis: Understanding War and Terrorism
Politics and War: Constructing Problems and Defining Solutions
Going On from Here
Making the Grade

Stan

Minimalne ślady używania na okładce. Wewnątrz bez zaznaczeń.

O książce

Zbiór esejów o tematyce genderowej.

Spis treści

1 The Puerto Rican dummy and the merciful son 31
2 From nothing, a consciousness 41
3 The past is ever present : recognizing the new racism 48
4 Angry women are building : issues and struggles facing American Indian women today 63
5 "J.A.P"-slapping : the politics of scapegoating 67
6 White privilege : unpacking the invisible knapsack 71
7 Controlled or autonomous : identity and the experience of the network, women living under Muslim laws 76
8 Theorizing difference from multiracial feminism 81
9 Patriarchy, the system : an it, not a he, a them or an us 91
10 Reflections on global governance and transnational feminist movements in an era of infinite war 99
11 The social construction of gender 113
12 Boyhood, organized sports, and the construction of masculinities 120
13 Who's the fairest of them all? 137
14 The myth of the Latin woman : I just met a girl named Maria 142
15 He defies you still : the memoirs of a sissy 147
16 Growing up hidden 153
17 Beauty is the beast : psychological effects of the pursuit of the perfect female body 162
18 Yellow woman and a beauty of the spirit 173
19 "A way outa no way" : eating problems among African American, Latina, and white women 176
20 Just walk on by : a black man ponders his power to alter public space 191
21 Taking it 194
22 Do you remember me? 197
23 I'm not fat, I'm Latina 201
24 The tyranny of the esthetic : surgery's most intimate violation 203
25 For the white person who wants to know how to be my friend 215
26 You just don't understand : women and men in conversation 216
27 Real men don't cry ... and other "uncool" myths 221
28 The new momism 226
29 Claiming Jezebel : black female subjectivity and sexual expressions in hip-hop 239
30 The new girls network : women, technology, and feminism 248
31 Where are the women? : the strange case of the missing feminists. When was the last time you saw one on TV? 252
32 How men have (a) sex 264
33 The myth of the sexual athlete 274
34 Reproductive rights : a disability rights issue 279
35 The impact of multiple marginalization 285
36 Uses of the erotic : the erotic as power 293
37 The transformation of family life 304
38 Bloodmothers, othermothers, and women-centered networks 314
39 Dilemmas of involved fatherhood 321
40 Man child : a black lesbian feminist's response 331
41 I am a man 337
42 What is marriage for? 341
43 Missing in interaction 354
44 "What about the boys?" : what the current debates tell us - and don't tell us - about boys in school 361
45 Conflict within the Ivory Tower 376
46 Black and female : reflections on graduate school 388
47 The "success" of welfare reform 401
48 Sixty cents to a man's dollar 417
49 Why are there no male Asian anchormen on TV? 425
50 The effects of affirmative action on other stakeholders 430
51 "Global woman" 443
52 America's dirty work : migrant maids and modern-day slavery 453
53 The globetrotting sneaker 462
54 Women, violence, and resistance 478
55 The ultimate growth industry : trafficking in women and girls 491
56 Where race and gender meet : racism, hate crimes, and pornography 496
57 Homophobia in straight men 499
58 Stopping sexual harassment : a challenge for community education 501
59 How safe is America? 511
60 Wielding masculinity inside Abu Ghraib : making feminist sense of an American military scandal 514
61 Gender in a time of holy war : fundamentalist femiphobia and post-9/11 masculinity 524
62 Masculinities of men's health : moving toward post-superman era prevention 541
63 Health, social class and African-American women 559
64 Reproductive issues are essential survival issues for the Asian-American communities 575
65 Why the precautionary principle? : a meditation on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and the breasts of mothers 578
66 Does silencio = muerte? : notes on translating the AIDS epidemic 582
67 To be poor and transgender 589
68 Statement of principles 598
69 The blow up ... a clash of realities 599
70 American Indian women : at the center of indigenous resistance in contemporary North America 605
71 Toward a new civic leadership : the Africana criminal justice project 613
72 Organizing for peace in Israel : why Israeli women want a peace movement of their own 621
73 Women's human rights : it's about time! 627

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O książce

Autorzy, w oparciu o opisy przypadków, prezentują teorie na temat pracy zespołowej. Tekst zwraca szczególną uwagę na delegowanei uprawnień. Tekst omawia role, jakie spełniają członkowie grup, procesy budowania zespołów, dzielenie obowiązków oraz komunikację i konkurencję w zespołach. Książka omawia także rolę techniki w komunikowaniu się członków zespołu. Tekst omawia wyzwania stojące przez każdym liderem i jego obowiązki wobec pozostałych członków zespołu.

Spis treści

Part One: YOUR ROLES IN GROUPS AND TEAMS.

1.Your Groups and Teams: Communicating for Success.
2.Your Teamwork Responsibilities: Sharing Leadership.

Part Two: SHARING LEADERSHIP TO CREATE TEAMWORK.

3.The "Work" in Teamwork: Planning the Process.
4.The "Team" in Teamwork: Bringing Individuals Together.

Part Three: SHARING LEADERSHIP THROUGH TASK PROCESSES.

5.Task Questions and Resources: Launching Your Inquiry.
6.Logical and Critical Thinking: Analyzing Team Information.
7.Innovative and Creative Thinking: Generating New Ideas.
8.Problem Analysis and Decision Making: Following Clear Systems.

Part Four: SHARING LEADERSHIP THROUGH TRANSACTIONAL PROCESSES.

9.Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Building Transactional Processes.
10.Listening and Questioning: Developing Team Dialogue.

Part Five: MEETING CHALLENGES TO LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP.

11.Teams and Designated Leaders: Achieving Team Visions.
12.Team Pressures and Conflicts: Meeting the Challenges.
13.Team Problems and Participation: Managing the Obstacles.

Epilogue.
Looking Back.
Saying Goodbye.
Moving On.
Appendices: A. Group Formats and Approaches: Planning Public Meetings.
B. Oral and Written Reports: Communicating Team Findings.