SAGE Journal Articles and Readings

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Chapter 1:  Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World

Journal Articles And Reference Articles:

1.1 The Sociologial Perspective 

1.2 Applying the Sociological Imagination

1.3 Movement Popularity on Different Levels

 

CQ Researcher:

1.1 Analyzing to Find Solutions

 

Pacific Standard:

1.1 Social Rules and Disaster

Chapter 2: Examining the Social World: How Do We Know? 

Journal Articles:

2.1 Scientific Method

2.2 Women Who “Opt Out”

 

CQ Researcher:

2.1 Obesity and Health

 

Pacific Standard:

2.1 Sociology in Pop Culture

Chapter 3:  Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World 

Journal Articles and Reference Articles:

3.1 Culture and Food

3.2 Folkways

3.3 Symbolic Interaction 

 

CQ Researcher:

3.1 Taboo: Assisted Suicide

 

Pacific Standard:

3.1 Counterculture and the Mainstream

Chapter 4:   Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane 

Journal Articles and Reference Articles:

4.1 Socialization in Schools

4.2 Cultural Socialization

4.3 Socialization in Sports

 

CQ Researcher:

4.1 Aging Population

 

Pacific Standard:

4.1 Childhood Development

Chapter 5:  Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work 

Journal Articles and Reference Articles:

5.1 Social Networks

5.2 Social Media and Social Capital

5.3 McDonalidization

 

CQ Researcher:

5.1 Corporate Social Responsibility

Pacific Standard:

5.1 Autonomy and Social Media

Chapter 6:  Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us 

Journal Articles and Reference Articles:

6.1 Pespectives on Deviance

6.2 The Sociology of Drug Use

 

CQ Researcher:

6.1 Criminal Rehabilitation

 

Pacific Standard:

6.1 Why Deviance?

Chapter 7:  Stratification: Rich and Famous—or Rags and Famine? 

Journal Articles and Reference Articles:

7.1 Social Inequality

7.2 Social Stratification 

7.3 Social Mobility

 

CQ Researcher:

7.1 Increasing Life Expectancy

 

Pacific Standard:

7.1 Average Wealth

7.2 The Great Recession

Chapter 8:  Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond “Us” and “Them” 

Reference Articles:

8.1 Prejudice

8.2 Slavery 

8.3 Discrimination

 

CQ Researcher:

8.1 Racism on the Rise?

 

Pacific Standard:

8.1 Racism in Schools

Chapter 9:  Gender Stratification: She/He—Who Goes First? 

Journal Articles:

9.1 Gender Stratification

9.2 Gender Relations

9.3 Steroids

 

CQ Researcher:

9.1 Gendercide

9.2 Gender in Schools

 

Pacific Standard:

9.1 Workplace Equality

Chapter 10: Family: Partner Taking, People Making, and Contract Breaking 

Journal Articles:

10.1 Role of Fathers

10.2 Divorce

 

CQ Researcher:

10.1 Women and the Work-Life Balance

 

Pacific Standard:

10.1 Nuclear Family

Chapter 11:  Education: What Are We Learning? 

Journal Articles:

11.1 School Dropouts

11.2 School Reform

 

CQ Researcher:

11.1 Education and Gender

 

Pacific Standard:

11.1 Government Programs

Chapter 12:  Religion: The Social Meaning of Sacred Meaning 

Journal Articles:

12.1 Civil Religion

12.2 Religion and Academic Achievement

 

CQ Researcher:

12.1 Religion in Schools

 

Pacific Standard:

12.1 Benefits of Religion

12.2 Religious Knowledge

Chapter 13:  Politics and Economics: Penetrating Power and Privilege 

Journal Articles:

13.1 Political Involvement

13.2 Revolutionary Movements

 

CQ Researcher:

13.1 The Iraq War

 

Pacific Standard:

13.1 NSA

 

 

Chapter 14:  Health Care: An Anatomy of Health and Illness 

Journal Articles:

14.1 Malnutrition

14.2 Smoking

 

CQ Researcher:

14.1 Health Care in Britain

 

Pacific Standard:

14.1 Hospitals

Chapter 15:  Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth 

Journal Articles:

15.1 Fertility

15.2 Migration

 

CQ Researcher:

15.1 Urbanization

 

Pacific Standard:

15.1 Industrial Economy

Chapter 16:  The Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference! 

Journal Articles:

16.1 Human Rights

16.2 Women’s Gain

 

CQ Researcher:

16.1 Research and Development

 

Pacific Standard:

16.1 Same-Sex Marriage