sociology

Presents a guide for consumers to help identify questionable statistics stated even in the most respected publications that are often miscalculated, misinterpreted, hyped, or misleading. Includes common signs of dubious data as well as chapter notes and an index.

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.

Presents an introduction to sociology, and provides information on the key concepts of the social science, including what sociology offers, its history, theory, and its major thinkers, with an overview of its research methods. Includes glossary and index.

Profiles sixteen controversial legal issues, describing each one's key aspects, background, status, and outlook, and including annotated bibliographies. Covers topics relating to criminal justice, business regulation, public policy in the courtroom, medicine, the Internet, and civil liberties.

Presents alphabetically arranged articles on the fundamental issues and concepts in fourteen fields of sociology, including culture, deviance and social control, and social stratification. This volume covers "Anomie and Deviance" through "Microsociology.".

Explores class conflict in Emily Bront?'s Wuthering Heights, a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

Presents opposing views on some of the most fundamental issues associated with sociology.