Introduction to Sociology 4th Edition 9781506362670
Product Edition:4th Edition
Author: George Ritzer
Book Name: Introduction to Sociology
Subject Name: Social-science

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This Fourth Edition of George Ritzer�s Introduction to Sociology shows students the relevance of sociology to their lives. While providing a rock-solid foundation Ritzer illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories as well as some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization consumer culture the digital world and the �McDonaldization� of society. With examples on every page from current events and contemporary research and stories about �public� sociologists who are engaging with the critical issues of today the text demonstrates the power of sociology to explain the world and the diversity of questions that sociologists seek to answer.New to this EditionNew �Trending� boxes focus on influential books written by sociologists that have become part of the public conversation about important issues.Replacing �Public Sociology� boxes these boxes demonstrate the diversity of sociology's practitioners methods and subject matter and feature such authors as:Michelle Alexander (The New Jim Crow)Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton (Paying for the Party)Randol Contreras (The Stick-Up Kids)Matthew Desmond (Evicted)Kimberly Hoang (Dealing in Desire)Arlie Hochschild (Strangers in Their Own Land)Eric Klinenberg (Going Solo)C.J. Pascoe (Dude You're a Fag)Lori Peek and Alice Fothergill (Children of Katrina)Allison Pugh (The Tumbleweed Society)Updated examples in the text and "Digital Living" boxes keep pace with changes in digital technology and online practices including Uber bitcoin net neutrality digital privacy WikiLeaks and cyberactivism.New or updated subjects apply sociological thinking to the latest issues including:the 2016 U.S. electionBrexitthe global growth of ISISclimate changePresident Trump's proposed Mexican border wallfurther segmentation of wealthy Americans in the "super rich"transgender people in the U.S. armed forcescharter schoolsthe legalization of marijuanathe Flint water crisisfourth-wave feminismRead more

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