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020 _a9781305503090
082 _a301 KE SO
100 _aKendall, Diana
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245 1 0 _aSociology in our times
_cDiana Kendall
250 _a11th ed.
260 _aBoston, MA :
_bCengage Learning,
_cc2017.
300 _axxviii, 660 p. :
_bcol. ill., col. maps ;
_c29 cm.
520 _aThis best-selling text will help you learn sociology and how it applies to a socially and globally changing world. Chapters open with a "Sociology and Everyday Life" box that highlights such relevant topics as bullying and social media abuse, digital-age methods to increase school attendance, food trucks and the spread of culture, modern slavery, and weight bias. These opening vignettes mirror the richness and complexity of society and establish themes that are carried throughout chapters to provide you with a framework for learning the material. The author's vivid, inviting writing style; eye for compelling current examples; thorough presentation of sociological theory and contemporary perspectives such as feminism and postmodernism; and emphasis on trying out what you're learning will engage you and show you sociology's relevance to your life.
650 7 _aSociology -- Study and teaching
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650 7 _aSociology
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650 7 _aRace and Ethnicity
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