Sociology: A Global Perspective 9th ed 2015 by Joan Ferrante torrent

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TITLE: Sociology: A Global Perspective, 9th edition (2015)
AUTHOR: Joan Ferrante
ISBN-13: 9781285746463
BOOK SPECS: https://www.cengage.com/c/sociology-a-global-perspective-9e-ferrante
FILE SPECS: true PDF, logical page numbers as in the print version, bookmarks, 35 MB

DESCRIPTION: "Sociology: A Global Perspective", 9th 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).

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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1. The Sociological Imagination: With Emphasis on Globalization and Glocalization
2. Sociological Perspectives and Methods of Research: With Emphasis on Social Asistive Robots
3. Culture: With Emphasis on Transcultural Encounters and Exchanges
4. Socialization: With Emphasis on In-Groups and Out-Groups
5. Social Structure and Social Interaction: With Emphasis on Transnational Relationships in a Digital Age
6. Formal Organizations: With Emphasis on Industrial Food
7. Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control: With Emphasis on Mass Surveillance
8. Social Inequality: With Emphasis on Social Mobility
9. Race: With Emphasis on Social Construction
10. Gender and Sexualities: With Emphasis on Gender Ideals
11. Economics and Politics: With Emphasis on India and Its IT Professionals
12. Family: With Emphasis on the Aging Societies
13. Education: With Emphasis on Social Reproduction in a Knowledge Economy
14. Religion: With Emphasis on Religion as a Transnational Force
15. Population and Health Care: With Emphasis on the U.S. Health Care System
16. Social Change: With Emphasis on Changing Environment
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