Guides to "Sociology's Main Theoretical Approaches" and "Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Social Class" on the inside front and back covers provide quick access (through chapter references) to coverage of these critical issues throughout the text.
Figures and Cartoons throughout the text provide timely and relevant ideas for discussion.
Chapter-opening Vignettes and chapter overviews let students know what topics to expect in each chapter and help them relate the topics to students' lives.
"Use Your Sociological Imagination" questions in each chapter encourage students to think critically about sociology.
"Summing Up" Tables in more than half of the text's chapters recap sociological concepts and theories to help students grasp and compare the major theoretical perspectives.
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