TY - BOOK AU - Bradshaw,York W. AU - Healey,Joseph F. AU - Smith,Rebecca TI - Sociology for a New Century SN - 0803990820 (alk. paper) AV - HM447 .B7 2001 U1 - 301 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Boston PB - Pine Forge Press KW - Sociology KW - International relations KW - Social aspects KW - Cultural relations KW - Globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-546) and index; A global view of society: how can sociology help us understand global trends? / Bradshaw -- Topical essay : my personal journey to a global perspective / Dawson -- Sociology and society : how does sociological theory help us interpret the world? / Healey -- Topical essay : the globalization of taste / Hart -- Sociology and science : how do sociologists investigate questions about society? / Healey -- Culture and society : can local culture coexist with global culture? / Healey -- Topical essay : how culture shapes schooling / Brint -- Topical essay : local gods and universal faiths / Kurtz -- Inequality : are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? / Healey -- Topical essay : biopiracy and gene theft / McMichael -- Assimilation and pluralism : will racial and ethnic groups persist? / Healey -- Gender : how is globalization affecting inequalities between women and men? / Fernandez-Kelly and fallon -- Topical essay : sex as a global commodity / Nagel -- Families : what is happening to families in a changing world? / Lye and Bradshaw -- Crime and punishment : can crime be controlled? / Healey -- Economics and politics : does democracy have a future? / Markoff -- Topical essay : activists crusade against sweatshops / Seidman -- At issue : sociology examines a new century -- The changing face of war / Bradshaw -- The future of work / Leicht -- Can the world develop and sustain its environment? / Bell -- How many people is too many people? / Lye -- The global healthcare challenge / Mbugua -- Creating positive social change / Bradshaw UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/00012774-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/00012774-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/00012774-b.html ER -