Sociology Now: The Essentials
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Author Description
This 12-month access code card gives you access to all of MySocLab’s tool and resources, including a complete eText of your book. You can also buy immediate access to MySocLab with Pearson eText online with a credit card at www.mysoclab.com. Exploring the Questions of Today Identity & Inequality Race, Class, & Gender Multiculturalism Globalization Sociology Now reflects the discipline today and explores the big questions about multiculturalism and globalization that sociologists ask. It explains how the classic concerns of sociology—social order, social conflict, social interaction—have been reshaped by new insights about multiculturalism and globalization. Sociology has always offered a way to make sense of the complex and sometimes contradictory forces that shape our social lives in any era. As Sociology Now explain
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates how the foundational concepts of sociology—social order, interaction, and conflict—are currently being reinterpreted through the lenses of globalization and multiculturalism. Authors Amy Aronson and Michael Kimmel utilize their expertise in gender studies and social theory to provide a contemporary framework for understanding modern social dynamics. The book serves as an introductory guide, integrating traditional sociological inquiry with the shifting realities of identity, inequality, and global interconnectedness.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of identity, race, class, and gender in a globalized context
- Theoretical frameworks for understanding social order and conflict
- Digital integration via MySocLab tools and interactive eText resources
- Examination of multiculturalism as a primary driver of modern social change
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The framing suggests an accessible, student-oriented introduction to sociological concepts designed for undergraduate curricula. The inclusion of digital access tools indicates a focus on modern pedagogical methods for engaging with complex social theories.
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Publication Date:
2011-07-01
Publisher:
Pearson College Div
ISBN-10:
0205206611
ISBN-13:
9780205206612
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