The Real World

The most relevant textbook for today’s students.

The Real World succeeds in classrooms because it focuses on the perspective that students know best―their own. In every chapter, Ferris and Stein use examples from everyday life and pop culture to draw students into thinking sociologically and to show the relevance of sociology to their relationships, jobs, and future goals. Data Workshops in every chapter give students a chance to apply theoretical concepts to their personal lives and actually do sociology.

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• Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
• Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
• The Enjoyment of Music (Thirteenth Edition)
• Everyday Sociology Reader
• Give Me Liberty!: An American History (Seagull Fifth Edition) (Vol. 1)
• Destined for Greatness: Passions, Dreams, and Aspirations in a College Music Town
• Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
• Voices of Wisdom: A Multicultural Philosophy Reader
• 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do about It