Sociology in Our Times : The Essentials

by Kendall, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780534626853
• ISBN10: 0534626858
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-05
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This cutting-edge, applied book highlights the relevance of sociology by including a diverse collection of theories, research, and "lived experiences" that accurately mirror the diversity in society itself. The author's vivid, applied, personal writing style engages students, and activates compelling everyday examples that make sociology particularly relevant to diverse students. A social issue or application opens each chapter and provides various topics for boxes, features, and examples that are carried throughout the entire chapter. Kendall's text is acclaimed in the field for being the first textbook to integrate race, class, and gender issues; as well as for its thorough presentation of sociological theory, which includes diverse theoretical viewpoints such as feminist and postmodernist theory. Kendall shows students that sociology involves important questions and issues that they confront both personally and vicariously.

Table of Contents

Studying Society and Social Life
Social Groups and Social Control
Social Inequality
Social Institutions
Social Dynamics and Social Change
Resources on the Internet	p. 685
Glossary	p. 687
References	p. 697
Photo Credits	p. 714
Name Index	p. 715
Subject Index	p. 718
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