CD No. 166

Resumen: Without a doubt, you have thought about sociological issues before opening this book. Have you or a childhood friend ever spent time in day care? Are your parents or a friend´s parents divorced? Do you know someone who owns a gub? Is plagiarism a problem on your campus? Have you participated in an antiwar protest? Chances are you have been touched by most or all of these issues. If you are like most students, you´ve also spent a great deal of time thinking about your future career. If you major in sociology, what occupantions can you choose from?

These are just some of the topics of immediate personal interest that are dealt with in this book. Sociologists also address broader issues, from bilingual education to existence of slavery in the 21st century. Sociology includes the study of inmigration, homelessness, overpopulation, and the process and problems of growing old in different cultures. In the aftermath of september 11, 2001, sociology has been called on to explain in the social consequences of the attacks - how people coped following the disasters, how they reacted to minority group members, how rumors spread through the mass media. These issues, along with many others, are of great interest to me, but it is the sociological explanations for them that I find especially compelling. The introductory sociology class provides the ideal laboratory in wich to study our own society and those of our global neighbors.

Índice: p. 607-630