Sociology: Exploring Human Society

Sociology: Exploring Human Society, is a college level introductory textbook for Sociology. This comprehensive textbook has seventeen chapters covering the beginnings of sociology as an academic research discipline, culture and media, sociological research, socialization across the life course, social structure and social interaction, groups and organizations, deviance and crime, and social class and social stratification, global stratification, race and ethnicity, gender and sex, sexuality, family, religion, education and healthcare, politics, the economy, and population and society. Each chapter begins with an introduction that serves to guide the student in the reading and ends with a summary of the most important points. Study questions and answer guide, keywords, a glossary, and endnotes are also included. Hyperlinks are provided to the glossary, the endnotes, and outside illustrations and video.