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The purpose of this sociology textbook is to pique the interest of college students by engaging their critical thinking skills and showing the value of the discipline of sociology, in the hopes that students will find value in what they learn and take their discoveries with them as they continue on to careers and graduate school. This second edition features engaging, real-world examples as chapter openers; empirical research; key themes and boxed features; a new chapter on global inequality and poverty; an expanded chapter on class and inequality in the United States; more coverage of media issues; a new approach to state and politics; and updated openers and boxes. A password-protected instructor teaching site is also available and includes test banks, PowerPoint slides, lecture notes, sample course syllabi, chapter-specific discussion questions, and more. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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With their newest edition, Bill Chambliss and Daina S. Eglitis continue the journey beyond the classroom to help students answer these questions in Discover Sociology. Chambliss and Eglitis inspire curiosity about the social world and empower students by providing the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical tools they need to understand, analyze, and even change the world in which they live. Every chapter in the book integrates robust pedagogical features and empirical research that illuminate the social roots of diverse phenomena and institutions, ranging from poverty and deviance to capitalism and the nuclear family. From exploring whether the use of “study drugs” should be considered cheating to an examination of research showing a correlation between rising student debt and declining rates of marriage, the book’s chapter openers engage students in real-life applications of sociology. Going beyond theory and concepts, the authors also help answer the question, “What can I do with a sociology degree?”
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