Customer Reviews

Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (8th Edition)

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Although I'm only at chapter two, I'm impressed that the author wrote the book with the AVERAGE readers in mind. A very user-friendly book, full of refreshingly mind-opening information. Good job!

In comparison to other introductory texts that I've read, this one provides a rather simplistic overview. As another reviewer said, it may give the very basic information, but it does little to encourage critical thought. The boxes containing real-world examples take up a large part of the textbook. Should they be removed, the already short book may be cut down to nearly half the length. For the ~$80 I paid for this textbook, I'm not very impressed.

I loved this book!! I used it for my intro to soc class my first quarter of school. Henslin does a great job of explaining theories and terms in a way that the reader can understand. He also has a great way of keeping the reader interested in what is being said through different examples, charts, and pictures! This is a great book!!

This book outlines all the concepts easily, and doesn't add any fluff so you get all the information in as little words possible.

It's the book that was required for my class... but it was well written and had good information in it.

Good, straight to the point, but the language of the author switches from being WAY too casual to WAY to serious. If the author found a happy medium, this book would have gotten 5 stars.

I found it a bit boring. At times it seemed to jump around and was hard to understand the text. However, I was forced to read it for class. I have no other experience with Sociology books, so this is my only read. I did pass the class, so I guess it wasn't horrible.

I needed the 9th edition but this one did just fine. I passed the class so the rest is history.

This textbook is a great intro to sociology textbook. the author, while cheesy at times, does give really clear examples, and explains the various theories, perspectives, experiments, and concepts. the concept boxes that apply sociology to everyday life are really helpful as well.

This book doesn't go very deep on many of the issues, but its really enjoyable to read. If you've never taken a sociology class before, you will probably learn more than a few interesting things!