The essential textbook for teaching students how issues in our global society connect to their own lives.
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In this text based on their Introduction to Sociology, Giddens (London School of Economics, UK) et al. provide a condensed sociology textbook (with 16 instead of 20 chapters) meant to be used in a shorter academic schedule and focusing on core ideas. It combines classic sociological theories with current social issues of interest to sociologists, and incorporates findings from ethnographic studies and current statistical data to document social behavior and trends, with a focus on these themes: applying sociology to everyday life, inequalities, social and historical context, and globalization. All chapters have been updated and revised for this edition, with new material on technology's effects on communication, struggles in today's educational system, transnational corporations and outsourcing, weight and health problems, food production and social norms, China's rise as an industrial power and its effect on population and environment, and characteristics and problems facing urban, rural, and suburban residents in the US. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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