Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society, Updated [Paperback]

Margaret L. Andersen (Author), Howard F. Taylor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0495102369 | ISBN-13: 978-0495102366 | Publication Date: February 22, 2007 | Edition: 4

Examine the sociological meaning in Hurricane Katrina, same-sex marriage, the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison and scores of modern, compelling issues such as these in Andersen and Taylor's updated new edition of this easy-to-understand text. The book uses research and data to illustrate how class, race-ethnicity, gender, age, geographic residence, and sexual orientation relate to key sociological topics.. Andersen and Taylor inspire you to think for yourself about sociology with the book's "Debunking Society's Myths" features and critical thinking exercises. End-of-chapter summaries in a question-and-answer format provide a built-in review to help you prepare for exams, while an extensive map and illustration program makes concepts easier to understand. View the world through a sociological lens with this best-selling textbook . . . a perpetual favorite with students. This modern book and its fascinating coverage will make you want to read more as you learn to question, challenge, and look at the world like sociologists do.

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"…[Andersen and Taylor's SOCIOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING A DIVERSE SOCIETY] is good in providing students with a context for diversity. It is up-to-date and comprehensive. It provides the student the opportunity to explore more in depth with the we resources and suggested reading. All in all, I think it is a well-researched user-friendly textbook…" "…the writing style and use of language…engages the reader. It is erudite enough to convey the information yet accessible to the reader."

"…the writing style is excellent for undergraduates."

Andersen and Taylor's SOCIOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING A DIVERSE SOCIETY is "a solid, comprehensive text with an exciting combination of graphics, perspectives, and opportunities for students to consider policy issues." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 691 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 4 edition (February 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495102369
• ISBN-13: 978-0495102366
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret L. Andersen, raised in Oakland, California; Rome, Georgia; and Boston, is Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology at the University of Delaware. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her B.A. from Georgia State University. She is the author of Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender (Allyn and Bacon) and the best-selling Wadsworth text, Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology (with Patricia Hill Collins). She is also the author of On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection and Living Art: The Life of Paul R. Jones, African American Art Collector. She has recently served as Vice President of the American Sociological Association from which she has also received the prestigious Jessie Bernard Award. She has also been awarded the SWS Feminist Lecturer Award, given annually by SWS (Sociologists for Women in Society) to a social scientist whose work has contributed to improving the status of women in society. She currently serves as Chair of the National Advisory Board of the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University. She has served as the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Delaware, where she has also won the University's Excellence in Teaching Award. She lives on the Elk River in Maryland with her husband Richard Rosenfeld.

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This review is from: Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society, Updated (with CengageNOW, InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) (Paperback)

I received the book real fast and it was in great condition. Very pleased with my purchase. Its highlights are even very helpful. Our teacher covers the same points.

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I purchased this product for a college course and am thoroughly pleased with it. Though used, all the pages are intact with no tears or dog eared corners, and the binding and front and back covers are in excellent condition. The content of the book is great as well, with plenty of images and detailed explanations of all sociological terminology and situations, plus a lot of graphs, charts etc., highlighting the material being covered. The chapter reviews are really helpful, and overall, whether for a class or just as an interest read, this book is a wonderful addition to anybody's bookshelf.

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Exactly what I needed to supplement my lectures with definitive examples. Good purchase for introductory sociology.