LibGuides: SOC2012/3 Introduction to Sociology: Books

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American Sociological Theory: A Critical History / by Robert Bierstedt. Go to the index and look for subjects with blue page numbers. Subjects with blue page numbers should be available to read.
Christian Perspectives on Sociology / edited by Stephen Grunlan and Milton Reimer. Each chapter is by a different author.
Contemporary perspectives on socialization and social development in early childhood education / by Olivia N. Saracho, Bernard Spodek Reflects current issues relating to children's socialization processes that help them become successful members of their society.
Deviant Behaviour: Readings In The Sociology Of Norm Violations / edited by Clifton D. Bryant. This includes many individuals and subjects. Go to the indexes and look for names and subjects with blue page numbers. Names and subjects with blue page numbers should be available to read.
Grow Your Church from the Outside In: Understanding the Unchurched and How to Reach Them / by George Barna. Sociology of the unchurched peoples. This includes the first 108 pages.
Handbook of socialization: theory and research / by Joan E. Grusec, Paul David Hastings Reviews the breadth of current knowledge on socialization processes from earliest childhood through adolescence and beyond.
Introduction to sociology / by Ken Browne
Introduction to Sociology for Health Carers / by Mark Walsh. "This ... provides readers with a real grounding for Foundation studies across healthcare disciplines. The text demonstrates how theory has a practical application, as well as testing student's knowledge."
Key Sociological Thinkers / edited by R. Stones. Each chapter features another sociologist.
Love for a Lifetime: Building a Marriage That Will Go the Distance / by Dr. James Dobson. The book was written to help those considering marriage and also those married less than 10 years.
Nature and nurture: the complex interplay of genetic and environmental influences on human behavior and development / by Elaine L. Bearer, Richard M. Lerner The premise of Nature and Nurture is that the complexity of the transactions between nature and nurture-between genes and the environment from the cellular to the cultural level-make these questions incredibly complex and in need of careful attention by educators, scientists, the public, and policymakers.
New frontiers in socialization / by Timothy Joseph Owens, Richard A. Settersten
Qualitative research in sociology: an introduction / by Amir B. Marvasti An introductory survey of the methodological and theoretical dimensions of qualitative research.
Reader in Sociology; Christian Perspectives/ edited by Charles P. De Santo, Calvin Redekop, and William L. Smith-Hinds. Each chapter has a different author.
Social Psychology / by Rajendra Kumar Sharma and Rachana Sharma. Spociology as presented by those studying social psychology.
Sociological Research Methods: An Introduction / edited by Martin Bulmer
Sociology of Deviant Behavior / by Marshall Barron Clinard, Robert F. Meier Hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them.

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SIN, Original	human nature
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SOCIALIZATION	culture research
SOCIALIZATION agents	society and culture
SOCIOLOGY
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