This best-selling text will help you learn sociology and how it applies to a socially and globally changing world. Chapters open with a 'Sociology and Everyday Life' box that highlights such relevant topics as bullying and social media abuse, digital-age methods to increase school attendance, food trucks and the spread of culture, modern slavery, and weight bias. These opening vignettes mirror the richness and complexity of society and establish themes that are carried throughout chapters to provide you with a framework for learning the material. The author's vivid, inviting writing style; eye for compelling current examples; thorough presentation of sociological theory and contemporary perspectives such as feminism and postmodernism; and emphasis on trying out what you're learning will engage you and show you sociology's relevance to your life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
ISBN-13
9781305503090
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216418635
Product Key Features
Author
Diana Kendall
Publication Name
Sociology in Our Times
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
284mm
Item Width
223mm
Item Weight
1656g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Diana Kendall
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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