Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology / Edition 2

by Kenneth A. Gould, Tammy L. Lewis

Overview

Designed to introduce students to key concepts and methods in sociology and to engage them in critical thinking, Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology provides a brief and valuable overview to four major questions that guide the discipline:

* Why sociology?
* What unites us?
* What divides us?
* How do societies change?

Deftly balancing breadth and depth, the book makes the study of sociology accessible, relevant, and meaningful. Contextualizing the most important issues, Ten Lessons helps students discover "the sociological imagination" and what it means to be part of an engaged public discourse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190663865
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kenneth A. Gould is Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and Professor of Sociology and Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Tammy L. Lewis is Associate Provost for Faculty and Administration, and Professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center in Sociology and Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Table of Contents

Annotated Table of Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Changes to the Second Edition
About the Contributors
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Boxes

Part 1: Why Sociology?

1. The Sociological Imagination
Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis

2. Theory and Methods
Tammy L. Lewis

Part 2: What Unites Us?

3. Socialization and Culture
Stella M.Capek

4. Social Institutions
Yung-Yi Diana Pan

Part 3: What Divides Us?

5. Race and Intersectionality
Janine Kay Gwen Chi

6. Class and Intersectionality
Brian Obach

7. Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality
Amalia Leguizamón

Part 4: How Do Societies Change?

8. Forces of Social Change
Jason Konefal

9. Global Dynamics
Kenneth A. Gould

10. Public Sociology: The Task and the Promise
Alex S. Vitale

Index/Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"This is a comprehensive introductory sociology text that covers all the key topics needed to give students a broad understanding of the field. It presents key theories and provides contemporary examples of research. It brings in different voices in a way that a standard textbook does not."—Kim Manturuk, UNC - Chapel Hill

"The Food for Thought" feature is fantastic. I have had students tell me they liked these a lot. As an introductory textbook, Ten Lessons has several advantages."—Ronald Helfrich, SUNY Oneota

"This brief book is more focused and less dry than standard introductory textbooks and should promote reflexive and analytical thought more successfully than traditional texts."—Daniel Kreutzer, Metropolitan State University

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