Description

For courses in Introductory Sociology
See sociology in everyday life
Sociology empowers students to see the world around them through a sociological lens, helping them better understand their own lives and the world we all share. John Macionis, author of the best-selling Introductory Sociology franchise over the last three decades, takes students step by step through the theories and research that make up the discipline, helping them to find and use the science of social behavior in everyday life. In addition to extensively updated data, the Sixteenth Edition offers engaging discussions of hot-button contemporary topics such as the increased proliferation of social media as well as expanded coverage of race, class, and gender.

MySocLab not included. Students, if MySocLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MySocLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

MySocLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.

Features

This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States.

Content that helps students see sociology in everyday life

• UPDATED! Power of Society figures present evidence of how society shapes our major life decisions. Located at the beginning of each chapter, they push students to question their belief in the importance of “personal choice.” These figures have been updated for the sixteenth edition, to better help students understand the power of society to shape people’s lives.
• UPDATED! Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life essays show the “everyday life” relevance of sociology by explaining how the material in the chapter can empower students in their personal and professional lives. For the sixteenth edition, author John Macionis has revised these essays to make them more comprehensive.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of social media reflects the fact that, more than ever before, contemporary social life revolves around computer-based technology that shapes networks and social movements.
• UPDATED! The sixteenth edition has been revised to better focus on diversity and to more effectively highlight dimensions of social difference. The text offers expanded analysis of race, class, and gender throughout the text, including new scholarship. Other dimensions of difference that receive increased attention include transgender as well as disability issues. Boxed features highlight specific diversity issues, and Seeing Ourselves national maps show social patterns in terms of geography, highlighting rural-urban and regional differences.
• UPDATED! The sixteenth edition includes the most recent data on income, wealth, poverty, education, employment, and other important issues. Coverage of political developments has also been brought also up-to-date, including the mid-2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extends legal same-sex marriage throughout the country.

A pedagogical structure and engaging design that fosters student success

• REVISED! Learning objectives at the beginning of each major section guide students through their reading of the chapter. The learning objectives recur in the Making the Grade summary at each chapter’s end. The text’s learning objectives have been reorganized and streamlined for the sixteenth edition.
• NEW! A fresh, clean design commands student interest and makes the sixteenth edition easier to read than any previous edition.
• UPDATED! Sociology’s engaging photography and art program has been substantially revised and updated throughout the sixteenth edition, with all captions written by the author, to better engage students in the course.

MySocLab not included. Students, if MySocLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MySocLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

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New to this Edition

I. Highlights of New and Updated Content
Content that helps students see sociology in everyday life

• UPDATED! Power of Society figures present evidence of how society shapes our major life decisions. Located at the beginning of each chapter, they push students to question their belief in the importance of “personal choice.” These figures have been updated for the sixteenth edition, to better help students understand the power of society to shape people’s lives.
• UPDATED! Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life essays show the “everyday life” relevance of sociology by explaining how the material in the chapter can empower students in their personal and professional lives. For the sixteenth edition, author John Macionis has revised these essays to make them more comprehensive.
• Expanded coverage of social media reflects the fact that, more than ever before, contemporary social life revolves around computer-based technology that shapes networks and social movements.
• UPDATED! The sixteenth edition has been revised to better focus on diversity and to more effectively highlight dimensions of social difference. The text offers expanded analysis of race, class, and gender throughout the text, including new scholarship. Other dimensions of difference that receive increased attention include transgender as well as disability issues. Boxed features highlight specific diversity issues, and Seeing Ourselves national maps show social patterns in terms of geography, highlighting rural-urban and regional differences.
• UPDATED! The sixteenth edition includes the most recent data on income, wealth, poverty, education, employment, and other important issues. Coverage of political developments has also been brought also up-to-date, including the mid-2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extends legal same-sex marriage throughout the country.

A pedagogical structure and engaging design that fosters student success

• REVISED! Learning objectives at the beginning of each major section guide students through their reading of the chapter. The learning objectives recur in the Making the Grade summary at each chapter’s end. The text’s learning objectives have been reorganized and streamlined for the sixteenth edition.
• A fresh, clean design commands student interest and makes the sixteenth edition easier to read than any previous edition.
• UPDATED! Sociology’s engaging photography and art program has been substantially revised and updated throughout the sixteenth edition, with all captions written by the author, to better engage students in the course.

II. Chapter-by-Chapter Content Revisions
Chapter 1. Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

• Updated Power of Society figure shows how race, schooling, and age guide people’s choice of marriage partners
• Highlights the latest on same-sex marriage, including the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
• Updates on the number of children born to women in nations around the world; the number of high-income, middle-income, and low-income nations; and the changing share of minorities in major sports.

Chapter 2. Sociological Investigation

• Updated Power of Society figure demonstrates how race shapes young men’s odds of going to college or ending up in prison.
• New data on economic inequality, extramarital relationships, and the share of the population that claims to be multiracial.

Chapter 3. Culture

• Updated Power of Society figure contrasts high- and low-income nations in popular support for access to abortion. The discussion of cultural values has been revised and expanded

Table of Contents

PART I – THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY
1. The Sociological Perspective
2. Sociological Investigation

PART II – THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY
3. Culture
4. Society
5. Socialization
6. Social Interaction in Everyday Life
7. Groups and Organizations
8. Sexuality and Society
9. Deviance

PART III – SOCIAL INEQUALITY
10. Social Stratification
11. Social Class in the United States
12. Global Stratification
13. Gender Stratification
14. Race and Ethnicity
15. Aging and the Elderly

PART IV – SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
16. The Economy and Work
17. Politics and Government
18. Families
19. Religion
20. Education
21. Health and Medicine

PART V – SOCIAL CHANGE
22. Population, Urbanization, and Environment
23. Collective Behavior and Social Movements
24. Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies