Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials
By Diana Kendall, Laura C. Atkins
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Kendall/Atkins’ “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials” 13th Edition, presents data and insights on perspectives, issues and trends in the U.S. and around the world from a sociological perspective. The diverse, inclusive text emphasizes themes of social change, social impacts COVID-19, changing experiences with work, effects of social media on communication and the effects of politics and social policy in the U.S. and worldwide. Students explore the changing state of democracy, environmental activism and whether employers should be allowed to monitor employees using technology. Chapters provide first-person experiences to draw students in, and contain one or more types of features to engage students, including Sociology in Global Perspective, Sociology and Social Policy and You Can Make a Difference. This text is also available with MindTap.
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Kendall/Atkins’ “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials” 13th Edition, presents data and insights on perspectives, issues and trends in the U.S. and around the world from a sociological perspective. The diverse, inclusive text emphasizes themes of social change, social impacts COVID-19, changing experiences with work, effects of social media on communication and the effects of politics and social policy in the U.S. and worldwide. Students explore the changing state of democracy, environmental activism and whether employers should be allowed to monitor employees using technology. Chapters provide first-person experiences to draw students in, and contain one or more types of features to engage students, including Sociology in Global Perspective, Sociology and Social Policy and You Can Make a Difference. This text is also available with MindTap.
This edition highlights the individual and social consequences of important topics in today’s society like income inequality, social networking, gun violence and more.
This edition emphasizes the themes of diversity, application of sociology to daily life, the impact of media, the importance of a global perspective and social and global change.
You Can Make a Difference boxes help students learn how to become involved in their communities and the world to become engaged citizens.
The Sociology and Everyday Life chapter openers personalize topics by combining first-person commentaries with scholarship, media insights and policy considerations.
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