Last edition Elsevier Sociology empowers students to see the world around them through a sociological lens, helping them better understand their own lives and the world we all share. 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, helping them to find and use the science of social behavior in everyday life. In addition to extensively updated data, the Sixteenth Edition offers engaging discussions of hot-button contemporary topics such as the increased proliferation of social media as well as expanded coverage of race, class, and gender.
Last Edition
ISBN 13: 9781292161471
Imprint: Pearson Education
Language: English
Authors: John J Macionis
Pub Date: 04/2017
Pages: 744
Illus: Illustrated
Weight: 1,594.00 grams
Size: h 216 x 276 mm
Product Type: Softcover
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- • UPDATED! Power of Society figures present evidence of how society shapes our major life decisions. Located at the beginning of each chapter, they push students to question their belief in the importance of “personal choice.” These figures have been updated for the sixteenth edition, to better help students understand the power of society to shape people’s lives.
- • UPDATED! Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life essays show the “everyday life” relevance of sociology by explaining how the material in the chapter can empower students in their personal and professional lives. For the sixteenth edition, author John Macionis has revised these essays to make them more comprehensive.
- • UPDATED! The sixteenth edition has been revised to better focus on diversity and to more effectively highlight dimensions of social difference. The text offers expanded analysis of race, class, and gender throughout the text, including new scholarship. Other dimensions of difference that receive increased attention include transgender as well as disability issues. Boxed features highlight specific diversity issues, and Seeing Ourselves national maps show social patterns in terms of geography, highlighting rural-urban and regional differences.
- • UPDATED! The sixteenth edition includes the most recent data on income, wealth, poverty, education, employment, and other important issues. Coverage of political developments has also been brought also up-to-date, including the mid-2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extends legal same-sex marriage throughout the country.
- John J. Macionis is a professor of sociology and Prentice Hall Distinguished Scholar. His areas of interest include social stratification, social change, social problems, politics, policy, deviance and conformity and urban sociology. ... Macionis is a professor of sociology and Prentice Hall Distinguished Scholar.
- PART I – THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY
- 1. The Sociological Perspective
- 2. Sociological Investigation
- PART II – THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY
- 3. Culture
- 4. Society
- 5. Socialization
- 6. Social Interaction in Everyday Life
- 7. Groups and Organizations
- 8. Sexuality and Society
- 9. Deviance
- PART III – SOCIAL INEQUALITY
- 10. Social Stratification
- 11. Social Class in the United States
- 12. Global Stratification
- 13. Gender Stratification
- 14. Race and Ethnicity
- 15. Aging and the Elderly
- PART IV – SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- 16. The Economy and Work
- 17. Politics and Government
- 18. Families
- 19. Religion
- 20. Education
- 21. Health and Medicine
- PART V – SOCIAL CHANGE
- 22. Population, Urbanization, and Environment
- 23. Collective Behavior and Social Movements
- 24. Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies
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