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• Preface(p. xi)
• Part I The Nature and Study of Power(p. 3)
• Chapter 1 Power, Society, and Social Science(p. 4)
• The Nature of Power(p. 4)
• Power and the Social Sciences(p. 8)
• Masters of Social Thought: Bertrand Russell: Power Is to the Social Sciences(p. 9)
• Social Sciences and Social Problems(p. 14)
• About This Chapter(p. 16)
• For Discussion(p. 16)
• On the Web: Exploring Power and Society(p. 16)
• Chapter 2 Social Sciences and the Scientific Method(p. 18)
• Science and the Scientific Method(p. 18)
• Focus: The Vocabulary of Social Science(p. 19)
• What Is a "Fact"?(p. 23)
• The Classic Scientific Research Design(p. 23)
• Controversies in Social Science: Can Social Science Be Scientific?(p. 24)
• Gathering Data: Survey Research(p. 26)
• Focus: Abortion: A Hot-Button Issue(p. 30)
• Focus: Changing College Student Opinions(p. 33)
• Case Study: An Experiment in Preventing Underage Drinking(p. 36)
• About This Chapter(p. 38)
• For Discussion(p. 39)
• On the Web: Exploring the Social Sciences(p. 39)
• Chapter 3 Power and Ideology(p. 41)
• The Power of Ideas(p. 41)
• Classical Liberalism: The Least Government Is the Best Government(p. 42)
• Modern Liberalism: Government Power to "Do Good"(p. 43)
• Focus: Selected Direct Quotations from Ideologies(p. 44)
• Modern Conservatism: Individualism and Traditional Values(p. 45)
• Focus: How to Tell if You're Liberal or Conservative(p. 47)
• Masters of Social Thought: Neoconservative Irving Kristol(p. 50)
• Fascism: The Supremacy of Race and Nation(p. 52)
• Socialism: Government Ownership, Central Planning(p. 56)
• Case Study: The Rise and Fall of Communism In Russia(p. 57)
• Why Communism Collapsed(p. 60)
• About This Chapter(p. 62)
• For Discussion(p. 62)
• On the Web: Exploring Ideologies(p. 53)
• Part II Power and the Social Sciences(p. 65)
• Chapter 4 Power and Culture(p. 66)
• The Origins of Power(p. 66)
• Culture: Ways of Life(p. 67)
• Masters of Social Thought: Ruth Benedict and Patterns of Culture(p. 69)
• The Components of Culture(p. 70)
• The Nature of Culture(p. 72)
• Masters of Social Thought: Clifford Geertz's Anti Anti-Relativism(p. 75)
• Controversies in Social Sciences: The World's Missing Girls(p. 76)
• Authority in the Family(p. 78)
• Focus: Social Science Looks at Sex in America(p. 79)
• International Perspective: Women in the Workforce(p. 83)
• Power and Gender(p. 86)
• Focus: Marriage American Style(p. 87)
• International Perspective: Liberia's Iron Lady: President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(p. 88)
• Power and Political Systems(p. 90)
• Focus: Power and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(p. 92)
• Power and Society: Some Anthropological Observations(p. 94)
• About This Chapter(p. 95)
• For Discussion(p. 95)
• On the Web: Exploring Anthropology(p. 95)
• Chapter 5 Power and Social Class(p. 97)
• Power Relations and Social Stratification(p. 97)
• Stratification in American Society(p. 98)
• Sociology and the Study of Social Classes(p. 102)
• Inequality in America(p. 105)
• International Perspective: Beliefs about Equality and Opportunity(p. 108)
• Social Mobility: The Ups and Downs(p. 109)
• Class as a Determinant of Lifestyle(p. 111)
• Masters of Social Thought: C. Wright Mills and the Power Elite(p. 113)
• International Perspective: Global Inequalities(p. 116)
• Social Classes: Conflict And Conciliation(p. 118)
• Masters of Social Thought: Karl Marx and the Class Struggle(p. 119)
• Social Class and Political Power(p. 120)
• About This Chapter(p. 123)
• For Discussion(p. 124)
• On the Web: Exploring Sociology(p. 124)
• Chapter 6 Power and Personality(p. 125)
• Personality and Individual Responses to Power(p. 125)
• Our Genetic Code(p. 127)
• Focus: DNA as a Genealogical Tool(p. 128)
• Focus: DNA: Blueprint to Life(p. 130)
• Nurture and Human Development(p. 131)
• Approaches to Psychology And Personality(p. 132)
• Focus: Inside the Brain(p. 133)
• Focus: Evolutionary Psychology: The Mating Game(p. 137)
• Masters of Social Thought: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalytic Theory(p. 138)
• Behaviorism and Learning Theory(p. 140)
• Masters of Social Thought: B. F. Skinner and the Control of Human Behavior(p. 143)
• International Perspective: The Self in Individualist and Collectivist Cultures(p. 145)
• Power and the Study of Psychology(p. 149)
• Treating Mental Illness(p. 149)
• Case Study: Diagnosing Mental Illness(p. 150)
• Focus: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Not Just a Soldier's Disease(p. 154)
• Powerlessness and Mental Health(p. 156)
• Case Study: Dying for Power(p. 157)
• About This Chapter(p. 158)
• For Discussion(p. 158)
• On the Web: Exploring Psychology(p. 159)
• Chapter 7 Power and the Economic Order(p. 161)
• Power and Economic Organization(p. 161)
• The Market System, Hard Boiled and Impersonal(p. 162)
• Supply, Demand, and the Market Price(p. 165)
• Measuring America's Wealth(p. 167)
• Focus: Interest Rates and You(p. 168)
• Masters of Social Thought: Adam Smith and Laissez-Faire Economics(p. 170)
• International Perspective: GNP and Standards of Living(p. 173)
• Government in a Free Market Economy(p. 174)
• Case Study: Achieving Economic Stability(p. 176)
• Masters of Social Thought: John M. Keynes and the Mixed Economy(p. 177)
• Supply-Side Economics(p. 178)
• Case Study: The Recent Performance of the American Economy(p. 180)
• Government Money: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes(p. 182)
• Government Debt, Deficits, and Surpluses(p. 184)
• International Perspective: A Look at Government Debt(p. 185)
• The Concentration of Economic Power(p. 186)
• Focus: The Concentration of Corporate Power(p. 187)
• The Globalization of Economic Power(p. 190)
• International Perspective: The Multinationals' Global Economic Power(p. 192)
• About This Chapter(p. 195)
• For Discussion(p. 195)
• On the Web: Exploring Economics(p. 196)
• Chapter 8 Power and Government(p. 198)
• Politics, Political Science, and Government Power(p. 198)
• The Meaning of Democracy(p. 199)
• Masters of Social Thought: John Locke and Constitutionalism(p. 201)
• Power and the American Constitution(p. 202)
• Controversies in Social Science: Direct versus Representative Democracy(p. 206)
• Federalism and the Growth of Government Power(p. 209)
• Federalism Today(p. 210)
• Power and the Branches of the Federal Government(p. 212)
• Focus: Rating the Presidents(p. 213)
• Focus: Explaining Presidential Approval Ratings(p. 216)
• Case Study: A Return to the Imperial Presidency(p. 219)
• Focus: Bush v. Gore in the U.S. Supreme Court(p. 226)
• The Power of Congress(p. 226)
• The Power of the Courts(p. 229)
• Power and Political Behavior in the United States(p. 232)
• Political Parties in the United States(p. 235)
• Differences between Democrats and Republicans(p. 236)
• Focus: Media Power: The Presidential Debates(p. 238)
• Power and American Government(p. 241)
• About This Chapter(p. 241)
• For Discussion(p. 242)
• On the Web: Exploring Government and Politics(p. 242)
• Chapter 9 Power and History(p. 244)
• History and Social Science(p. 244)
• History and the American Experience(p. 244)
• Controversies in Social Science: Charles Beard and the Economic Interests of the Founders(p. 246)
• The Rise of Western Elites(p. 248)
• The Civil War and Elite Division(p. 249)
• Power in the Post-Civil War Era(p. 253)
• Power and the Industrial Revolution(p. 257)
• Masters of Social Thought: Jane Addams and the Settlement House Movement(p. 259)
• The New Deal and the Emergence of the "Liberal Establishment"(p. 260)
• Case Study: Vietnam: A Political History(p. 261)
• About This Chapter(p. 265)
• For Discussion(p. 265)
• On the Web: Exploring History(p. 266)
• Part III The Uses of Power(p. 269)
• Chapter 10 Power, Race, and Gender(p. 270)
• Racism in American History(p. 270)
• The Civil Rights Movement(p. 272)
• Masters of Social Thought: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Protest(p. 274)
• Continuing Inequalities(p. 276)
• Hispanic Power(p. 277)
• Controversies in Social Science: Affirmative Action and the Constitution(p. 278)
• Immigration to America(p. 283)
• Native Americans: An Historical Overview(p. 287)
• Power and Gender(p. 291)
• Sex Inequality: Culture or Biology?(p. 293)
• The Long History of Women's Protests(p. 294)
• Focus: A Declaration of Women's Rights, 1848(p. 296)
• Why Are There So Few Women in Power?(p. 297)
• Sexual Discrimination: Sexual Harassment and the Law(p. 298)
• Focus: Professor Anita Hill's Testimony in the Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing of Clarence Thomas(p. 300)
• Abortion and the Law(p. 304)
• Gay and Lesbian Rights(p. 306)
• About This Chapter(p. 307)
• For Discussion(p. 307)
• On the Web: Exploring Power, Race, and Gender(p. 308)
• Chapter 11 Poverty and Powerlessness(p. 309)
• Poverty as Powerlessness(p. 309)
• Poverty in the United States(p. 310)
• Case Study: How Is Poverty Measured?(p. 311)
• Is There a Culture of Poverty?(p. 313)
• Focus: Who Are the Poor?(p. 314)
• Focus: America's Shame: Our Poor Children(p. 316)
• International Perspective: A Cure for Poverty? The Gates Foundation(p. 318)
• Government and Social Welfare(p. 319)
• International Perspective: Income of the Poor in Advanced Democracies(p. 322)
• Case Study: Senior Power(p. 323)
• Homelessness in America(p. 325)
• Controversies in Social Science: Is Welfare Reform Working?(p. 326)
• About This Chapter(p. 328)
• For Discussion(p. 328)
• On the Web: Exploring Poverty and Powerlessness(p. 329)
• Chapter 12 Power, Violence, and Crime(p. 330)
• Power and Individual Freedom(p. 330)
• Violence in American History(p. 330)
• Focus: September 11, 2001, by the Numbers: The Attacks on the World Trade Center(p. 335)
• The Problem of Crime(p. 336)
• Focus: It's a Real Crime!(p. 338)
• The Constitutional Rights of Defendants(p. 340)
• International Perspective: The Death Penalty(p. 346)
• Crime and Drugs(p. 352)
• An Economic Perspective on Crime(p. 353)
• Focus: Getting High(p. 354)
• Controversies in Social Science: Should Drugs Be Legalized?(p. 355)
• A Psychological Perspective on Crime: The Antisocial Personality(p. 356)
• Controversies in Social Science: Incarceration or Education?(p. 357)
• Case Study: The Insanity Defense(p. 358)
• Social and Cultural Perspectives on Crime(p. 360)
• About This Chapter(p. 362)
• For Discussion(p. 362)
• On the Web: Exploring Power, Crime, and Violence(p. 363)
• Chapter 13 Power and the Global Community(p. 365)
• The Global Community(p. 365)
• Globalization in Perspective(p. 365)
• The Global Problem of Poverty(p. 365)
• Masters of Social Thought: Immanuel Wallerstein(p. 367)
• Focus: The Least-Developed Countries(p. 368)
• The Global Problems of Hunger and Malnourishment(p. 359)
• Focus: Afghanistan(p. 372)
• Health and Health Care in the Global Community(p. 375)
• Still a Global Problem: Slavery(p. 377)
• Global Population Growth(p. 381)
• The Structure of Urban Life in the Global Community(p. 383)
• International Perspective: Worldwide Urbanization(p. 384)
• About This Chapter(p. 388)
• For Discussion(p. 388)
• On the Web: Exploring Power and the Global Community(p. 389)
• Chapter 14 Power Among Nations(p. 390)
• International Politics(p. 390)
• International Perspective: An American Dream?(p. 391)
• Bringing Order to International Relations(p. 392)
• Focus: Know Your Geography(p. 393)
• A Brief History of the Cold War(p. 396)
• The Control of Nuclear Arms(p. 400)
• International Politics in a Post-September 11 World(p. 404)
• Focus: Al Qaeda(p. 405)
• Unanticipated Threats(p. 407)
• Case Study: American Military Power: The Gulf War and the War in Iraq(p. 408)
• Controversies in Social Science: When Should the United States Use Military Force?(p. 410)
• About This Chapter(p. 412)
• For Discussion(p. 412)
• On the Web: Exploring Power among Nations(p. 412)
• Notes(p. 414)
• Index(p. 420)