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Sociology (Sociology (McGraw-Hill))

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That being said, I don't feel like this book was very good. I'm not a Sociology major by any means, but I felt that too much of the book was spent saying the same thing over and over again. For example, in most chapters there would be a point where the author would break down the subject at hand into the three major perspectives: functionalist, conflict, and interactionist. In almost every chapter the author repeats himself that the interactionist perspective cares about how the subject affects our daily lives. Now, this is essentially what the interactionist perspective is all about, but I don't see the need to be reminded of that with two paragraphs every chapter. I don't feel like the author really makes good use of the reader's time, and feel like this book could be tightened up a little bit and get the reader straight to the good stuff. Among the I really enjoyed about the book were the examples; the author brought the theories to life quite well a number of times, but you need to surf through a sea of trivial text to find them.

Another thing I would like to note about this book is the fact that a lot of it is written with an opinion and lacks scientific neutrality. Some of the statistics are questionable in regards to validity and reliability. One thing the author fail to recognize is the fact that statistics are extremely skewed if you have an uneven or biased sample group (as is typically the case with surveys), and will follow a normal distribution in variance, meaning that it is normal for the results this year to fluctuate with the results next year. This fact makes me weary of examples where the author compares a small number of sample statistics, say unemployment rates.

All in all, this book has too much fluff and not enough peanut butter (if you catch my drift).

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This seems to be a very good textbook. Covers the material well with lots of examples for comprehension.

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If you want a book that blames every conceivable societal ill on Rich White People, while presenting ZERO opposing arguments, this is the book for you! I found one section where the author lists all the groups that "benefit" from the underclass, i.e., make a living off the existence of poverty. Surprise! He didn't list his name. Clearly, he's made a career out of exploitation of the poor.

I feel sorry for college students whose exposure to sociology is through this bunch of clap trap.