Essentials of Sociology
The textbook that teaches students how issues in our global society connect to their own lives.
The third, expanded edition of this well-known text on sociology has detailed analyses of the economic system, industry, population and food supply.
Warren, John Robert, and Elaine M. Hernandez. 2007. “Did Socioeconomic Inequalities in Morbidity and Mortality Change in the United States over the Course of the Twentieth Century?” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 48: 335–351.
Understands Social Change: An important theme of the text, social change over time, examines what society was previously like, how it has changed, and what the implications are for the present and future.
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach: Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
Deborah Carr draws on her extensive experience teaching introductory sociology at Rutgers University to revise the book and add new material that underscores the relevance of sociology to students' lives....
Orwell, George. 1949. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker and Warburg. Ostergaard, Per, James Fitchett, and Christian Jantzen. 2013. “A Critique of the Ontology of Consumer Enchantment.” Journal of Consumer Behaviour 12:337–344.
Includes chapter summaries and concept review boxes. Giddens is affiliated with the London School of Economics. Duneier is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and the University of California-Santa Barbara.
This is a core text that presents a balanced, unbiased treatment of the essential concepts for introductory sociology.