This brief text is adapted from the popular Our Social World, Fourth Edition, by Jeanne Ballantine and Keith Roberts.
These two leaders of the Teaching Sociology movement encourage students to develop their sociological imaginations through role-taking. Assuming the role of a child living in poverty in India or of a member of an African tribe, students learn to re-envision their global society.
An innovative, integrated framework provides core sociological concepts, while features such as Contributing to Our Social World enable students to "do" public sociology. The new third edition of Our Social World: Condensed Version broadens students' perspectives by exposing them to the larger, global world.
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Written by two recipients of the ASA's Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, this is the latest brief edition of this popular introductory sociology textbook. Very student focused and full of pedagogy, the book is updated throughout with new case studies, examples, data, boxes and maps.
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Part I. Understanding Our Social World: The Scientific Study of Society
1. Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World
2. Examining the Social World: How Do We Know?
Part II. Social Structure, Processes, and Control
3. Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World
4. Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane
5. Interaction, Groups and Organizations: Connections That Work
6. Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks and Folks Like Us
Part III. Inequality
7. Stratification: Rich and Famous - or Rags and Famine?
8. Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond 'We' and 'They'
9. Gender Stratification: She/He - Who Goes First?
Part IV. Institutions
10. Family: Partner Taking, People Making, and Contract Breaking
11. Education and Religion: Answering 'What?' and 'Why?'
12. Politics and Economics: Penetrating Power and Privilege
Part V. Social Dynamics
13. Population and Health: Living on Spaceship Earth
14. The Process of Change: Can We Make a Difference?
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"The pedagogical features found in Ballantine and Roberts were useful, particularly the Thinking Sociologically questions. I think it helps the instructor think about questions they want to ask the students. And it helps to think about questions that might spark discussion. The Engaging Sociology sections also can be used at the beginning of a lecture discussion to get the students interested in the material and to see how the material can be applied to them-excellent." -- Heidi Williams"I like the use of the social world model to demonstrate how the individual is affected by larger community, national, societal, and global phenomena. The pages are aesthetically pleasing and there is a good balance of pictures, charts, other graphics, and text. The chapters convey a great deal of information while still remaining organized and concise. I feel like the writing is accessible to students but also retains a professionalism." -- Kayla Pritchard
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781452275758
Publisert
2014-02-18
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Inc
Vekt
1090 gr
Høyde
279 mm
Bredde
215 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
552