 |  Sociology: The Core, 6/e Michael Hughes,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Carolyn J. Kroehler
James W. Vander Zanden,
The Ohio State University (Emeritus)
What's New| Major updates include material on race and ethnicity, gender inequality, welfare reform and poverty, crime, wealth and income, and more.Increased coverage of global issues with a new box on income inequality within societies around the world and cross-cultural comparisons integrated into all chapters.The Gender chapter includes new data from the 2000 report on the Sexual Victimization of College Women from the National Institute of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics. This chapter also includes a focus on gender stratification as a structural feature of society and a consideration of feminism in the sociological perspectives section.New material on religion in chapter 11 includes the most recent research findings on church attendance and religion. Additional "Students Doing Sociology" boxes focus on topics of concern to students and allow students to see themselves as researchers. For example, The Un-TV Experiment in chapter 13.Internet Connection exercises now appear at the end of every chapter giving students the opportunity to explore sociological data and information on the Internet.The family chapter includes an update of the debate on marriage and the value of the traditional family. The Social Change chapter has an emphasis on the technological and communications revolution and social change. The effect of the Internet on organizations includes a discussion of virtual offices and virtual companies.POWERWEB is a new optional feature with this edition. We have lowered the price of the book from the last edition partially to make it easier for instructors to add supplementary material if they wish and keep their options flexible. |
|
2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education