Contemporary - Short, informal essays covering topics such as hate crimes, job stress, and Americans’ hygiene habits, start students on the road to thinking sociologically.
Student Friendly - Introductions preceding each section link these informal essays to the central ideas in sociology.
An annotated reading list concludes each section, tying the informal essays to the more formal research literature of the discipline.
Writing, observation, and data-collecting exercises at the end of each section encourage students to use and develop their sociological eye still further. Â