Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Comparing Societies around the World / Henry Teune -- 2. Comparing Societies across Sizes and Scales / Mattei Dogan -- 3. Comparing Societies: Qualitative Methods / Julian Go -- 4. Comparing Societies: Quantitative Methods / Peter Ph. Mohler -- 1. Ancient Civilizations / S.N. Eisenstadt -- 2. Empires, Imperial States, and Colonial Societies / George Steinmetz -- 3. Modern Societies / John A. Hall -- 4. The Diverse Uses of Digital Formations / Saskia Sassen -- 1. Population Structures / Arland Thornton -- 2. Social Inequality and Mobility / Sandra Buchholz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld -- 3. State Structures / Victor Nee and Michael Siemon -- 4. Parties and Party Systems / Thomas Saalfeld and Margret Hornsteiner -- 5. Economic Systems: Comparative Historical Method in Economic Sociology / Andrew Savchenko -- 6. Multi-Ethnic Societies / Ralph D. Grillo -- 7. The Sociology of Religion / William D'Antonio and Anthony J. Pogorelc -- 8. Corporations and Commerce / Harland Prechel -- 9. The Metropolis / Anthony M. Orum -- 10. Voluntary Organizations and Civil Society / Joonmo Son -- 11. Family Systems in Comparative Perspective / Stephen K. Sanderson -- 12. Gender and Society / Harriet Bradley -- 13. Professions / Joseph C. Hermanowicz and David R. Johnson -- 14. Social Welfare Systems / James Midgley -- 15. The Sociology of Language: A Return Visit / Joshua A. Fishman -- 16. Comparative Sociology of Education / David P. Baker -- 17. Mass Media / Willam A. Gamson -- 18. Mass Culture / Mike Featherstone -- 19. Comparative Military Organization / Michelle Sandhoff and David R. Segal -- 20. The Social Organization of Science and Technology / Wenda K. Bauchspies -- 21. Cross-National Public Opinion Research / Tom W. Smith -- 1. Economic Development and Growth / Erich Weede -- 2. The Emergence of Nation-States / Hendrik Spruyt -- 3. The Development of Nationalism and Citizenship / Veljko VujacÌicÌ -- 4. Modernization and Globalization / Robert M. Marsh -- 5. Democratization / Luis Roniger -- 6. Political Socialization and Values / Henk Vinken -- 7. Voting Behavior and Public Opinion / Harald Schoen -- 8. Communication in the Internet Age / Karen A. Cerulo -- 9. Demography and Migration / Jack A. Goldstone -- 10. Crime, Imprisonment, and Social Control / Bill McCarthy -- 11. Social Problems / Robert Heiner -- 12. Social Deviance / Steve Hall -- 13. Social Movements and Collective Behavior / Mario Diani -- 14. Terrorism / Michel Wieviorka -- 15. Hazards and Disasters / Kathleen Tierney -- 16. Internal Wars and Revolution / Ekkart Zimmermann -- 17. International War / Jack S. Levy -- 18. Ecology and Environment / Andrew K. Jorgensone , Riley E. Dunlap and Brett Clark -- 19. Leisure and Consumption / Robert A. Stebbins -- 20. Small Groups, Networks, and Social Interaction / Linda D. Molm -- 21. Emotions and Social Life / Jonathan H. Turner -- 22. Trust / Piotr Sztompka -- 23. Collective Memory / Amy Corning and Howard Schuman -- 1. Asian Sociology in an Era of Globalization (with Emphasis on Japan, China, and Korea) / Masamichi Sasaki.

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