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Yuill, Chris, author.
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Sociology -- Philosophy -- Juvenile literature.
Globalization -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Manners and customs -- Juvenile literature.
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Heads up sociology /...
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Heads up sociology / written by Dr. Chris Yuill and Dr. Christopher Thorpe ; consultant, Dr. Megan Todd.
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Yuill, Chris, author.
New York : DK Publishing, 2018.
Subjects
Sociology -- Philosophy -- Juvenile literature.
Globalization -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Manners and customs -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781465468635 (paperback) :
1465468633 (paperback)
Series:
Heads Up.
Description:
160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition:
First American edition.
Contents:
What is sociology? -- What do sociologists do? -- Research methods -- Who am I? (What is my identity ; Girls and boys ; Women and work ; Biography: Judith Butler ; What's my tribe? ; Does race matter? ; Biography: Elijah Anderson ; Who do you love? ; Age and society ; What does famioy mean? ; Are we all middle class now? ; Biography: Karl Marx; Identity: in context)
Does society exist? (What do schools teach? ; Are institutions a good thing?; Biography: Charles Wright Mills ; Who holds the power? ; What role does religion play in society? ; Does religion still matter? ; Rural life versus urban life ; A sense of community ; Biography: Max Weber ; Why do we work? ; How is work changong? Biography: Arlie R. Hochschild ; Watching the workers ; Social institutions in context)
When it all goes wrong (Why do people commit crimes? ; Biography: Emile Durkheim ; Breaking society's rules ; White-collar crime ; Are we all on camera? ; WHODUNNIT?; Biography: Howard Becker ; Health and equality ; Not fitting in; -- Crime and health: in context)
Why is the world so unfair? (Superrich ; Wealth and status ; The poverty trap ; Who's to blame? ; Where did racism come from? ; Why haven't developing countries developed yet? ; Biography: Boaventura de Sousa Santos ; Is globalization a good thing? ; Glocalization ; Biography: Saskia Sassen ; What's our impact on the planet? ; Biography: Anthony Giddens ; Wealth and development: in context)
Modern culture (I shop therefore I am? ; What is culture ; Biography: Pierre Bordieu ; Leisure time ; We are living in uncertain times ; Biography: Zygmunt Bauman ; Does the mass media affect you? ; Who owns the media? ; Who decides what's news? Where do you get your news from? ; What does the Internet do for us? ; Do you live online ; Culture and the media: in context)
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From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function or go wrong. Questions posed include: What is my "tribe"? Why do people commit crimes? Who decides if someone has a mental illness? What's work for? Does aid do any good? Heads Up Sociology explores these fascinating questions and more.
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Aiea Public Library
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Kapolei Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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Kihei Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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Liliha Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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Manoa Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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McCully-Moiliili Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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Mililani Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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Waipahu Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
301 Yu
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