Contemporary Introduction To Sociology Culture And Society In Transition 3Rd Edition by Kenneth Thompson, Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis Contemporary Introduction To Sociology Culture And Society In Transition 3Rd Edition by Kenneth Thompson

The influential authors significantly update their popular introductory text that invites students to reflect on their lives in the context of the combustible leap from modern to postmodern life. The authors show how culture is central to understanding many world problems as they challenge readers to confront the problems and possibilities of an era in which the futures of the physical and social environments seem uncertain. As culture rapidly changes in the 21st century, the authors have successfully incorporated these nuances with many important updates on race and racism, Black Lives Matter, the rise of populist politics, ISIS, new social media, feminist perspectives on sex work, trans and non-gender conforming identities, and more._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_New to this edition:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_New data, text box examples, photos, exercises, study questions, and glossary terms appear throughout._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_New discussions added of arts-based and participatory approaches to research, historical changes in the perception of deviance, legalization of marijuana; Islam vs. secularism in France, new forms of socialization, heteronormative and essentialist language related to sex and gender, intersections of social class and other identities, the prison industrial complex, informal sharing economies, atheism, and more._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_New text boxes include: _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Young Saudis Find Freedom in their Phones_x000D__x000D__x000D_How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life_x000D__x000D__x000D_School-to-Prison Pipeline_x000D__x000D__x000D_India's Reproductive Assembly Line_x000D__x000D__x000D_Workers Feel Pain of Layoffs_x000D__x000D__x000D_Like Prohibition, the fight over guns is about something else_x000D__x000D__x000D_Micro-aggression and Changing Moral Cultures_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Praise for A Contemporary Introduction to Sociology_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_"Treats sociology as a living, vibrant discipline. The book is a masterful synthesis written in a style that is at once sophisticated, engaging, and accessible."_x000D_-Peter Kivisto, Augustana College _x000D__x000D_"Alexander and Thompson have produced the modern textbook we have all been waiting for-comprehensive and coherent, but above all intelligent. Designed to make teaching sociology unproblematic, the book is the ideal combination of theory, evidence, and accessibility."_x000D_-Bryan S. Turner, editor of The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology_x000D__x000D_"Sets new standards in speaking directly to students of the most significant recent developments in sociology and social changes they are living. It shows how inspiring the sociological imagination can be in areas like media, sexuality, gender relations, inequality, and globalization._x000D_-Lyn Spillman, University of Notre Dame_x000D__x000D_"A truly contemporary sociology, one that mines the classics of sociology for insights into a profoundly changed, postmodern world. Most important, the book reminds us of sociology's capacity to surprise."_x000D_-Francesca Polletta, University of California-Irvine_x000D__x000D_"An extraordinary textbook that synthesizes a wealth of sociological studies. The book is engaging and readable, key concepts are clearly defined, and important theories are succinctly explicated. I highly recommend it to students and faculty alike."_x000D_-William Julius Wilson, Harvard University_x000D_ _x000D_ Part One_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ What is Sociology?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 1: Sociological Stories and Key Concepts_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 2: Sociological Methods_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part Two_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Social and Cultural Construction of Meaning_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 3: Cultural Structures_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 4: Media and Communication_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 5: Deviance, Crime and Social Control_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part Three_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Personal Worlds and Identities_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 6: Socialization and the Life Cycle_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 7: Sex and Gender_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 8: Sexuality & Sexual Orientation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part Four_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Inequalities and Identities_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 9: Social Class and Inequality_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 11: Marriage and Family_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part Five_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Social Institutions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 12: Work and the Economy_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 13: Education_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 14: Health and Medicine_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 15: Religion_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 16: Politics, Publics, and the State_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 17: Social Change and Social Movements_x000D_