Sociology

Seeing Sociology in your Everyday Life

Sociology, 15/e empowers students to see the world around them through a sociological lens, helping them better understand their own lives. The text is written to help students find and use the science of social behavior in everyday life. John Macionis, author of the best-selling Introductory Sociology franchise over the last three decades, takes students step-by-step through the theories and research that make up the discipline of sociology. This narrative, along with a global perspective, makes for an accessible and relevant introduction to sociology.

MySocLab is an integral part of the Macionis learning program. In concert with the main text, it helps readers build their critical thinking skills while learning the fundamentals of sociology. Engaging activities and reliable assessments provide a digital learning system that helps students succeed in the course. With MySocLab, students can watch the latest entries in the Core Concept Video Series in sociology, explore real-world data through the new Social Explorer, and develop critical thinking skills through facilitated writing activities.

Teaching and Learning Experience

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. It:

• Personalizes Learning with MySocLab: MySocLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program. It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance.
• Improves Critical Thinking: A new learning system includes detailed objectives linked to the narrative, media resources, and assessment program.
• Engages Students: Allows students to gain insight into sociology.
• Connects to the World Today: This title encourages students to connect themes through the title to their own lives.

Note: This is the standalone book, if you want the book/access card order the ISBN below:  

Package consists of:   

0205206530 / 9780205206537 NEW MySocLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card

0205985602 / 9780205985609 Sociology

John J. Macionis was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.

John Macionis' publications are wide-ranging, focusing on community life in the United States, interpersonal intimacy in families, effective teaching, humor, new information technology, and the importance of global education.

In addition, John Macionis and Nijole V. Benokraitis have edited the best-selling anthology Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology. Macionis and Vincent Parrillo have written the leading urban studies text, Cities and Urban Life (Pearson). Macionis’ most recent textbook is Social Problems (Pearson).

John Macionis is Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he has taught for almost thirty years. During that time, he has chaired the Sociology Department, directed the college’s multidisciplinary program in humane studies, presided over the campus senate and the college’s faculty, and taught sociology to thousands of students.

In 2002, the American Sociological Association presented Macionis with the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, citing his innovative use of global material as well as the introduction of new teaching technology in his textbooks.

Professor Macionis has been active in academic programs in other countries, having traveled to some fifty nations. He writes, “I am an ambitious traveler, eager to learn and, through the texts, to share much of what I discover with students, many of whom know little about the rest of the world. For me, traveling and writing are all dimensions of teaching. First, and foremost, I am a teacher—a passion for teaching animates everything I do.”

At Kenyon, Macionis teaches a number of courses, but his favorite class is Introduction to Sociology, which he offers every semester. He enjoys extensive contact with students and invites everyone enrolled in each of his classes to enjoy a home-cooked meal.

The Macionis family—John, Amy, and children McLean and Whitney—live on a farm in rural Ohio. In his free time, Macionis enjoys tennis, swimming, hiking, and playing oldies rock-and-roll (he recently released his first CD). Macionis is as an environmental activist in the Lake George region of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, working with a number of organizations, including the Lake George Land Conservancy, where he serves as president of the board of trustees.

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I:            The Foundations of Sociology

Chapter 1:    The Sociological Perspective

Chapter 2:    Sociological Investigation

Part II:          The Foundations of Society

Chapter 3:     Culture

Chapter 4:    Society

Chapter 5:    Socialization

Chapter 6:    Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Chapter 7:    Groups and Organizations

Chapter 8:    Sexuality and Society

Chapter 9:    Deviance

Part III:         Social Inequality

Chapter 10:  Social Stratification

Chapter 11:  Social Class in the United States

Chapter 12:  Global Stratification

Chapter 13:  Gender Stratification

Chapter 14:  Race and Ethnicity

Chapter 15:  Aging and the Elderly

Part IV:          Social Institutions

Chapter 16:  The Economy and Work

Chapter 17:  Politics and Government

Chapter 18:  Families

Chapter 19:  Religion

Chapter 20:  Education

Chapter 21:  Health and Medicine

Part V:           Social Change

Chapter 22:   Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Chapter 23:  Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Chapter 24:  Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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