Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life

The intro textbook that keeps students reading

Praised for its writing style that reads like a book you’d pore over at the corner café, this best-selling core text starts in a familiar place-the everyday world-and then introduces sociological concepts and institutions as they impact the student’s daily existence. Full of vivid, real-world examples and touching personal vignettes, this text offers a solid introduction to basic sociological concepts and helps students realize their role in constructing, planning, maintaining, and fixing society.

New and Proven Features

• Revised discussions of race relations and racial inequality integrate the Obama election and presidency.
• The current economic recession is highlighted in discussions of the economy, particularly in Chapter 10.
• Micro-Macro Connections help students better understand the link between individual lives and the structure of society.
• Revised examples from American subcultures draw students into content relevant to their lives.
• Cross-cultural examples and discussions of globalization show students how their lives are affected by our increasingly global society.
• All statistical information has been updated.

Ancillaries

A companion Web site at www.pineforge.com/newman8e includes:

• Password-protected instructor resources including a test bank of sortable multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions; chapter summaries and outlines; synopses of readings; PowerPoint slides for each chapter; class exercises and discussion topics; and supplementary teaching resources such as exhibits, learning outcomes, and an annotated bibliography for teaching Introductory Sociology.
• Open-access student materials including chapter-specific interactive self-quizzes, vocabulary e-flashcards, and a Learning from SAGE Journal Articles feature. Also included are audio files from NPR’s This American Life with discussion questions; video clips from PBS’ Frontline, photo essays, resource files, and recommended websites.

Intended Audience

Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Eighth Edition is intended for use in Introductory Sociology courses.

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