Proven readability combined with effective pedagogy and student-oriented examples make this text accessible and engaging to all levels of students.
Strong coverage of issues pertaining to gender, race, ethnicity, and class is integrated throughout the book.
Distinctive social policy sections at the end of each chapter demonstrate the utility of basic sociological concepts and theories in helping students understand current social issues.
Effective pedagogy includes distinctive learning aids, such as cross-reference icons, sticker captions in graphs, a consistent heading structure in the social policy sections, applications of theories table, and more.
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