GEORGE RITZER is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA and was named a Distinguished-Scholar Teacher there. He is editor of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007) and author of several books including The McDonaldization of Society (9th ed., 2018), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007), and coauthor with Paul Dean of Globalization: The Essentials (2nd ed, 2019).WENDY WIEDENHOFT MURPHY is Professor of Sociology at John Carroll University, USA. She is author of Consumer Culture and Society (2017) and co-author with George Ritzer of Essentials of Sociology, (3rd ed., 2018) and focuses primarily on sociological theory, environmental sociology, and the sociology of consumption.

• Contributors Bios viiIntroduction xiiiGeorge Ritzer and Wendy Wiedenhoft MurphyPart I Introduction 11 Classical Sociological Theory 3Alan Sica2 Contemporary Social Theory 21Jeffrey Stepnisky3 Quantitative Methods 39Russell K. Schutt4 Qualitative Methods 57Mitchell DuneierPart II Basic Topics 675 Action, Interaction, and Groups 69Kimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith‐Lovin6 Social Network Analysis 87Nick Crossley7 Culturalizing Sociology 104Laura Grindstaff and Ming‐Cheng M. Lo8 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities 124Nachman Ben‐Yehuda9 Criminology 141Charles F. Wellford10 Critical Sexualities Studies: Moving On 156Ken Plummer11 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States 174Brittany C. Slatton and Joe R. Feagin12 Families 190Medora W. Barnes13 Sociology of Education 206Joseph J. Merry and Maria Paino14 Sociology of Religion 224Robert D. Woodberry, Christian Smith, and Christopher P. Scheitle15 Medicine and Health 250William C. Cockerham16 Urbanization 267Kevin Fox Gotham and Arianna J. King17 Environmental Sociology 283Richard York and Riley E. Dunlap18 Social Movements, Protest, and Practices of Social Change 301Kevin Gillan19 War and Society 319Miguel A. Centeno and Vicki Yang20 Immigration 340Noriko Matsumoto21 The Sociology of Consumption 358Christopher Andrews22 Digital Technology, Social Media, and Techno‐Social Life 377Mary Chayko23 Contemporary Feminist Theory 398Michelle MeagherPart III Cutting Edge Issues 41724 Big Data for Sociological Research 419Jason Radford and David Lazer25 Toward a Sociology of Debt 444Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy26 Sociology of Sport 460Alan Tomlinson27 From Fordism to Brexit and Trump: Is Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise? 477 Robert J. Antonio and Alessandro BonannoIndex 496

GEORGE RITZER is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA and was named a Distinguished-Scholar Teacher there. He is editor of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007) and author of several books including The McDonaldization of Society (9th ed., 2018), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007), and coauthor with Paul Dean of Globalization: The Essentials (2nd ed, 2019).WENDY WIEDENHOFT MURPHY is Professor of Sociology at John Carroll University, USA. She is author of Consumer Culture and Society (2017) and co-author with George Ritzer of Essentials of Sociology, (3rd ed., 2018) and focuses primarily on sociological theory, environmental sociology, and the sociology of consumption.

• Contributors Bios viiIntroduction xiiiGeorge Ritzer and Wendy Wiedenhoft MurphyPart I Introduction 11 Classical Sociological Theory 3Alan Sica2 Contemporary Social Theory 21Jeffrey Stepnisky3 Quantitative Methods 39Russell K. Schutt4 Qualitative Methods 57Mitchell DuneierPart II Basic Topics 675 Action, Interaction, and Groups 69Kimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith‐Lovin6 Social Network Analysis 87Nick Crossley7 Culturalizing Sociology 104Laura Grindstaff and Ming‐Cheng M. Lo8 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities 124Nachman Ben‐Yehuda9 Criminology 141Charles F. Wellford10 Critical Sexualities Studies: Moving On 156Ken Plummer11 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States 174Brittany C. Slatton and Joe R. Feagin12 Families 190Medora W. Barnes13 Sociology of Education 206Joseph J. Merry and Maria Paino14 Sociology of Religion 224Robert D. Woodberry, Christian Smith, and Christopher P. Scheitle15 Medicine and Health 250William C. Cockerham16 Urbanization 267Kevin Fox Gotham and Arianna J. King17 Environmental Sociology 283Richard York and Riley E. Dunlap18 Social Movements, Protest, and Practices of Social Change 301Kevin Gillan19 War and Society 319Miguel A. Centeno and Vicki Yang20 Immigration 340Noriko Matsumoto21 The Sociology of Consumption 358Christopher Andrews22 Digital Technology, Social Media, and Techno‐Social Life 377Mary Chayko23 Contemporary Feminist Theory 398Michelle MeagherPart III Cutting Edge Issues 41724 Big Data for Sociological Research 419Jason Radford and David Lazer25 Toward a Sociology of Debt 444Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy26 Sociology of Sport 460Alan Tomlinson27 From Fordism to Brexit and Trump: Is Authoritarian Capitalism on the Rise? 477 Robert J. Antonio and Alessandro BonannoIndex 496