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This comprehensive handbook summarizes the state of gender studies, by examining the crucial research of the past decade and by encouraging thinking about how the questions central to studying gender have themselves changed. The book is an important step towards constructing a new analytical framework approach for the social sciences, one that calls into question disciplinary boundaries. The contributors illustrate how the use of gender by scholars in various and overlapping fields of study has helped alter concepts and research designs

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Distinctive Features of Sociology, Fifth Edition.Sociology, Fifth Edition, retains a number of highly praised features from previous editions which set it apart from other texts. All are designed to make the text as 'user friendly' as possible.Chapter Outlines - Chapter Openers - Marginal Definitions - Social Policy Issues - Sociologists at Work - Boxed Material - Summaries - Suggested Reading - Colorful Illustrations: Photographs, Graphs, Charts, and Tables - Recent Sociological Studies and Research - Inclusive Treatment of Gender, Race, and Social Class - A Global Outlook - A Balance Theoretical Approach - Writing Style - Appendix.

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Modern industrial societies are characterized by long-term declines in fertility and steady increases in life expectancy. Together, these trends result in an aging population. The United States is no exception; since 1969 the median age has risen from 29.4 to a projected 36.4 in the year 2000. This fourth edition of the standard reader on the sociology of aging has been completely revised, with 90 percent new material, to reflect new information and new issues in this rapidly developing field. Students and practicing professionals will find it a lively, accessible overview.

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