You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist - Access Card for Online Study Guide

by Dalton Conley

Overview

You May Ask Yourself emphasizes the “big ideas” of the discipline, and encourages students to question what they've taken for granted most of their lives. Author Dalton Conley captures students with his conversational style, explaining complex concepts through personal examples and storytelling, and integrating coverage of social inequality throughout the textbook. His irreverent approach to textbook writing has won praise from students and instructors alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393602388
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/28/2017
Edition description:	Older Edition
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Dalton Conley is Chair of the Sociology Department at New York University. In 2005, Conley became the first sociologist to win the prestigious National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award, which honors an outstanding young U.S. scientist or engineer. He writes for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Slate, and Forbes. He is the author of Honky (2001) and The Pecking Order: A Bold New Look at How Family and Society Determine Who We Become (2004). His other books include Being Black, Living in the Red: Race, Wealth, and Social Policy in America (1999), The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances (2003), and Elsewhere, U.S.A. (2009).