Sociology (Paperback)

The book features real-life examples and amazing diversity focusing on sociology's unique ability to personally resonate well with students' experiences. Throughout the text, the author carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in society. Every chapter explores unique topics, such as same-sex marriage, Boko Haram, mob justice, Sharia law, as well as issues of inequality related to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and urbanization. The text empowers students to use the lenses of sociological imagination to see sociology in everyday life. Using sociological imagination, theory, and sociological perspectives, the text helps students move beyond individual perspective to gain a sociological perspective.