Society The Basics

Society: The Basics is appreciated by students because of its clear and engaging writing style, comprehensive yet concise presentation of all important sociological topics, the global perspective, and integrated coverage of gender and diversity issues. The 4th Canadian edition thoroughly revised edition builds on these strengths with increased material on applying a sociological perspective and the theoretical approaches, as well as updated research and statistics. Outstanding pedagogical elements include the all new Applying Sociology boxes and also a Sociology@Work feature. In addition, the text is rejuvenated with a greatly improved interior design. It has a strong visual impact as it is now more modern, lively and colourful. The narrative is accompanied by the most extensive art program seen in any Sociology text. The 4th Canadian edition will be bundled with a MySocLab student access kit. NEW! peerScholar - Makes the Impossible Possible! Bring writing assignments back into your course. Developed within the context of a very large Intro Psychology class by instructors who were frustrated by the lack of alternatives, peerScholar is an exciting web-based tool designed to support writing and thinking assignments efficiently. peerScholar will be provided within MySocLab for Society 4th edition. Table of Contents 1. Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method 2. Culture 3. Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age 4. Social Interaction in Everyday Life 5. Groups and Organizations 6. Sexuality and Society 7. Deviance 8. Social Stratification 9. Global Stratification 10. Gender Stratification 11. Race and Ethnicity 12. Economics and Politics 13. Family and Religion 14. Education, Health and Medicine 15. Population, Urbanization, and Environment 16. Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies