This text, by using five key concepts (social structure, culture, power, functional integration and social action), aims to show students the diversity of sociology, while avoiding the pitfall of presenting sociology as though it were divided by competing perspectives. This approach encourages critical thinking that shows how sociologists can both share an approach and still see different dimensions of a problem. This edition emphasizes cross-cultural understanding and social issues, exploring the relationship between global and local. It shows students how international factors shape life in the US and how social action in the US shapes international issues like the drug trade or the state of the environment. A new chapter ("The Third World") gives examples of how social action is bringing about development in South Korea. A major new section on the environment discusses rain forests, air pollution and water pollution. The book aims to show how research and analysis informs the choices that people face both in everyday life and in public policy. Its focus on "visual sociology" teaches students how to look at the world around them through new eyes by presenting graphic images as a basic part of sociology. An instructor's manual is also available (0-07-037939-4).

Sociology

Politics & Social Sciences

Richard T. Schaefer

Social Sciences

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing

This introductory text adopts a strong cross-cultural focus and an eclectic approach to current topics, with social policy sections. This edition features new sections including global perspectives on women, international crime rates and US population policies overseas - plus a new chapter, "Social Inequality Worldwide". Three new supplements include an annotated instructor's edition, a critical thinking guide, and a brief English for non-native speakers guide. Balanced treatment of the three major sociological perspectives functionalism conflict theory, interactionism. Applies theoretical and research material to contemporary polticy issues (unique to this text) making sociology relevant for every student. continuous use f cross-cultural examples; coverage of issues affecting women thoughout text not just in gender stratification. (example - women and politics chapter - chapter 15). A new chapter on cross-cultural issues "Social Inequality Worldwide" (ch. 9) that includes an extended case study on stratification in Brazil, modernization in Kenya and inequality in Japan among other issues. Twenty-two new boxes, including "The Eloquence of Sign-language", "Self Help Groups", "Blaming the Victim", "The Process of Role Exit", and "Motorists as Welfare Recipients". Seven new social policy sections (tied to the text with a set of three or four questions for each) on such topics as sexual harassment, catastrophic health care, family leave, inequalities in school financing, and homelessness. New sections on topics such as the underclass (ch. 8) school choice programs (ch. 16), and the conflict view of urban growth (ch. 18).

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Sociology: Annotated Teacher's Edition

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Three basic premises guide this highly successful introductory text--first that theory and research must be both comprehensive and clear, second that the text must show how the discipline is relevant both to the study of society and to students' lives and last, that it must stress critical thinking skills. Sociology: A Brief Introduction does all three in a concise presentation that offers an alternative to full length books. All major theoretical perspectives and research methods are consistently represented in this thorough, readable presentation. The text takes a distinctive social policy emphasis that underscores the usefulness of sociological theory and research in understanding and resolving the issues facing the modern world.

Sociology: A Brief Introduction

Robert P. Lamm

Annotated Instructor's Edition: Sociology: Instructor's Manual

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Available in new Fourth Edition Feb 2011 - 0071091467/ 9780071091466 with Connect
 "Making the Connection" 
 The Third Canadian Edition will continue its tradition of engaging students in making connections between the forces shaping their lives and those shaping a larger community - a friendship, a college/university, a nation, or the globe. Pedagogy includes Applying Theory, Research in Action, and Sociology in the Global Community, all of which provide students a greater opportunity to draw comparisons between themselves and recent national and global developments.

Bonnie Haaland

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Anthropology

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Sociology: A Brief Introduction + CONNECT w/eText

Like its predecessors, the tenth edition of this text reflects Rick Schaefer's mission to bring readers a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation that teaches them how to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives. Combining balanced coverage of theory with current research findings, distinctive social policy sections, examples of interest to students, and abundant learning aids and exercises, this text will help students develop a sociological imagination.'The introductory sociology class provides the ideal laboratory in which to study our own society and those of our global neighbours. The distinctive emphasis on social policy found in this text shows students how to use the sociological imagination in examining such public policy issues as sexual harassment, the AIDS crisis, welfare reform, the death penalty, and privacy and censorship in an electronic age' - Richard T.Schaefer. New to this edition include: greatly increased coverage of globalization; new sections on thinking globally (Chapter 1); transnational crime (Chapter 8); the impact of global immigration (Chapter 11); war, peace, and terrorism (Chapter 17); the impact of globalization on population and the environment (Chapter 21); privacy and censorship in a global village (Chapter 23); and more.In addition, a new endpaper world map points out key globalization sections. Two new 'Social Policy' sections address offshoring service jobs and transnationals, and a new 'Sociology in the Global Community' box discusses the global response to the 2004 tsunami. Evidenced by its coverage of the latest events, including Hurricane Katrina in Chapters 1, 9, and 22, this edition has been thoroughly updated. It includes the most recent data and research findings, much of which were published in the last three years. Recent data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Reports, the Population Reference Bureau, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Centers for Disease Control have been incorporated. For a more complete, chapter-by-chapter listing of the most significant new material in this edition, please see the text's Preface.Six new chapter-opening excerpts, drawn from sociological writings, convey the excitement and relevance of sociological inquiry: Paradise Laborers - Hotel Work in the Global Economy by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (Chapter 2); Born to Buy - The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer by Juliet B. Schor (Chapter 3); The Working Poor - Invisible in America by David K. Shipler (Chapter 9); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ally McBeal, and Arranged Marriages: Globalization on the Ground in India, by Steve Derne (Chapter 10); Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and America in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni (Chapter 12); and Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life by Annette Lareau (Chapter 14).Six new 'Social Policy' sections help students apply sociological principles and theories to important social and political issues currently under debate by policymakers and the general public: racial profiling (Chapter 11), gay marriage (Chapter 14), the 'No Child Left Behind' Act (Chapter 16), global offshoring (Chapter 18), disability rights (Chapter 22), and transnationals (Chapter 23). A brand-new, modern design and layout for the tenth edition achieves a contemporary look and feel for presenting the content of sociology. Three new photo essays help spark students' interest in sociology: 'Are You What You Eat?' (Chapter 3), 'Why Do We Gather Together?' (Chapter 5), and 'What Is a Family?' (Chapter 14).Reel Society Interactive Movie CD-ROM 2.0 icons highlight related material on the Reel Society Interactive Movie CD-ROM, available with this book. Four new U.S. maps illustrate important sociological trends and developments. New Online Learning Center website features interactive quizzes, video clips with accompanying essay questions, interactive maps, two interactive games (Name That Sociologist and What Perspective Am I?), diagnostic midterm and final exams, links to additional information about the chapter-opening excerpts and their authors, and SurveyMaker - software that allows students to construct and electronically disseminate their own polls for class research projects.

This revised edition of Richard T. Schaefer's "Sociology: A Brief Introduction" provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of sociology. Students learn to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives. Combining balanced coverage of theory with current research findings, examples that students can relate to, and abundant learning aids and exercises, the new edition continues to encourage the development of sociological imagination. New to the edition is the inclusion of an adaptive diagnostic tool and interactivities to help students master key concepts.

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Sociology

Sociology

Sociology: Annotated Teacher's Edition

Sociology: A Brief Introduction

Annotated Instructor's Edition: Sociology: Instructor's Manual

Sociology: A Brief Introduction

Sociology

Sociology: A Brief Introduction + CONNECT w/eText

Sociology

Sociology: A Brief Introduction