"Sociology: The Essentials, Fifth Edition", uses the theme of debunking myths to look behind the facades of everyday life; challenge ready-made, common-sense assumptions; and help students develop critical thinking skills and better understand how society is constructed and sustained. This thorough but streamlined text provides exceptional coverage of diversity, including social factors such as age, religion, sexual orientation, and region of residence, in addition to race, ethnicity, class, and gender. The text employs a reader-friendly presentation and very manageable structure, even while maintaining a strong focus on sociology concepts, methods, and research. The new edition includes coverage of the latest research and current trends and themes, including the impact of technology on sociological topics.
- ISBN10 0495390933
- ISBN13 9780495390930
- Publish Date 1 January 2008 (first published 1 September 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 September 2013
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
- Edition 5th ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 519
- Language English