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intereact!Diana Kendall
Edition: 6
Retail Price (not our price): $143.95
ISBN: 0495006858
ISBN-13: 9780495006855
Publication Date: 2006-01-18
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
This cutting-edge, applied book highlights the relevance of sociology by including a diverse collection of theories, research, and "lived experiences" that accurately mirror the diversity in society itself. The author's vivid, applied, personal writing style engages students, and activates compelling everyday examples that make sociology particularly relevant to today's diverse students. SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES is noted for its especially strong integration of engaging "Lived Experiences" - extended examples that focus on various issues to illustrate chapter coverage. These extended examples are introduced with the vignette that opens each chapter and are then carried throughout the chapter in various boxes, features, and exercises. Kendall's text is acclaimed in the field for being the first textbook to integrate race, class, and gender issues, and for its thorough presentation of sociological theory, which includes diverse theoretical viewpoints such as feminist and postmodernist theory. Kendall shows students that sociology involves important questions and issues that they confront both personally and vicariously.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Sociology Book [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I found the material dry and boring. The book tries to provide examples so much that it goes on and on about it.2) A great 101 book [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I took a course using this book during my 2nd year & learned a great deal from it. As a PSYC major, I was interested in how fundamental Sociology is in creating a foundation for psychological studies. So...in short, a sociology text like this should NOT be used just by Sociology students. It was definitely fascinating (as well as current, relevant, & unbiased)!3) Extremely Good College Material [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This book has been used by many college institutions as the basis of their Sociology instruction. The book contains many real life sociological issues and presents them to the reader in a way that is both modernized and easy to understand. The author of this book has many years of experiance in the Sociological field and has authored and co-authored many sociological books. This specific book provides an extremely good fundemental basis for individuals seeking a strong basic foundation for a focus on Sociological education.