Essentials of sociology / 
Anthony Giddens ... [et al.]. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton & Company,  c2008. 
 - xvii, 506, A68 p. :  ill. (some col.), maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Prev. ed. entered under author. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Sociology : theory and method -- Culture and society -- Socialization and the life cycle -- Social interaction and everyday life -- Groups, networks, and organizations -- Conformity, deviance, and crime -- Stratification, class, and inequality -- Global inequality -- Gender inequality -- Ethnicity and race -- Families and intimate relationships -- Education and the mass media -- Government, political power, and social movements -- The sociology of the body : health and illness and sexuality -- Urbanization, population, and the environment -- Globalization in a changing world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393930337 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007012109 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM585  / .G52 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301