How do sociological data and theory fit together? That’s the subject of Sociology by the Numbers. Look here to read about contemporary social issues, and the insights we gain by analyzing the numbers behind those issues.

• Migration and Social Order: The Examples of Suicide and Crime Chapters 1, 4, 8, 20
  
  
• Support for Civil Liberties of Countercultures: Trends and Correlates Chapter 2
  
  
• Spanking: To What Extent Is It Still Endorsed and Who Is Most Likely to Endorse It? Chapter 3
  
  
• Friendship and Perceived Well-Being Chapter 6
  
  
• Patterns of Alienation toward Large Social Institutions Chapter 7
  
  
• Gun Control Chapter 8
  
  
• Crime and Social Control Chapter 8
  
  
• Working Women Chapters 11 and 14
  
  
• Explanations for Racial Inequality: Significant Divergence by Race? Chapter 12
  
  
• Is Ageism Increasing in America? Chapter 13
  
  
• Government Responsibility for Blacks, the Poor, and the Sick: Trends and Correlates in Public Attitudes Chapter 15
  
  
• Trends and Correlates in the Endorsement of Nontraditional Sexual Behavior Chapter 16
  
  
• Are Believers Happier? Chapter 18
  
  
• Trends and Correlates in the Acceptance of Suicide and Euthanasia Chapter 19
  
  

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