Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Society and Sociology; Chapter 2 Cultures in America; Chapter 3 Doing Sociological Research ; Chapter 4 Socialization and Social Groups; Chapter 5 Social Class, Inequality, and Poverty; Chapter 6 Genders in Society; Chapter 7 Races and Ethnicities in Society; Chapter 8 Deviance, Substance Abuse, and Incarceration; Chapter 9 Health and Healthcare; Chapter 10 Families in Society; Chapter 11 Education in Society; Chapter 12 Work and Political Economy; Chapter 13 Religions in Society; Chapter 14 Population, the Environment, and Technology; Chapter 15 Social Change and the 21st century

About the Author

Rosalind Gottfried is a veteran community college teacher (PhD Brandeis University, thirty plus years, currently at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton CA).　 She also has a counseling degree and has worked in a variety of settings including criminal justice, domestic violence, foster care, eating disorders, and families.　 She is the proud single mother of two young adult daughters.