Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials | 13th Edition

MindTap for Kendall/Atkins’ “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials” 13th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. MindTap gives you complete control of your course to provide engaging content, challenge every student and build students' confidence. MindTap organizes all of your students' course materials -- readings, multimedia, activities and assessments -- into a learning path that guides them through the introduction to sociology course. MindTap for Kendall/Atkins’ “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials” 13th Edition, includes activities that help students understand their implicit biases, develop a sociological imagination and master important chapter concepts. Determine what your students already know through the What Do Sociologists Know? activity. Students will explore common misconceptions that people bring to the study of sociology. Offer application practice with the Apply Your Knowledge activity and nurture your students’ sociological imaginations with the What Would You Do? scenario exercises. Students can check their comprehension of core concepts and theories by using the auto-graded Check Your Understanding and End of Chapter Quiz activities. Students can also extend their learning and make connections to their own lives through curated video content in the Intro to Sociology YouTube channel found under Additional Resources. With MindTap, you can customize the eBook and assignments, emphasize the most important topics and add your own material, notes and bookmarks. In MindTap, you have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and bookmarks and embed a variety of content, thus personalizing course content to meet your students’ needs. In addition, the Progress App in MindTap is a built-in gradebook that helps you track students’ progress and engagement as well as pinpoint areas where students may need more support.