Essentials of Sociology by James M. Henslin starting at $1.49. Essentials of Sociology has 2 available editions to buy at Alibris. Essentials of Sociology. SIXTH EDITION. Anthony Giddens, London School of Economics Mitchell Duneier, City University of New York Graduate Center and Princeton. 1-16 of over 2,000 results for 'essentials of sociology' Essentials of Sociology (12th Edition) Jan 14, 2016. Sociology: The Essentials, 8th Edition Jan 1, 2014.

This product is part. Brief reader—one for every chapter in the text—were chosen and introduced by Jim Henslin specifically to complement Essentials of Sociology.

Henslin's best-selling brief paperback text shares the excitement of sociology-its acclaimed 'down-to-earth' approach and personal writing style highlight the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. Auto Updating Text Viewer. This text is a brief version of the highly regarded hardcover introductory text, 'Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 7/e.' The essential 15 chapters Henslin's best-selling brief paperback text shares the excitement of sociology-its acclaimed 'down-to-earth' approach and personal writing style highlight the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. This text is a brief version of the highly regarded hardcover introductory text, 'Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 7/e.' The essential 15 chapters cover all of the topics in the 22-chapter text, and retain the dual emphases on micro and macro (individual and structural) sociology.

James Henslin has a unique ability to engage students without talking down to them or sacrificing content. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, he shares with readers a passion for sociology unmatched by any other introductory text. Textbook for Intro to Sociology class. This isn't the first intro sociology textbook I've read. I didn't agree with everything in the book, and I remember noting some mistakes that probably don't matter to anyone but me. On the upside, I like the way the information was presented. I'm not a big psyc/socio person, but this book made me talk about sociology.

Not in class, just randomly to friends and family. I think that says a lot about this book. I wouldn't read it for fun, but it gives a very t Textbook for Intro to Sociology class.

This isn't the first intro sociology textbook I've read. I didn't agree with everything in the book, and I remember noting some mistakes that probably don't matter to anyone but me. On the upside, I like the way the information was presented. I'm not a big psyc/socio person, but this book made me talk about sociology. Not in class, just randomly to friends and family.

Barcodewiz Barcode Activex 3.65 Setup Keygen there. I think that says a lot about this book. I wouldn't read it for fun, but it gives a very thorough overview. 3.7* rounded up. “Arrests and convictions have increased at such a torrid pace that the states and federal government haven’t been able to build prisons fast enough to hold all of their incoming prisoners.

To keep up, they hired corporations to operate private prisons for them. About 130,000 prisoners are held in these “for-profit” prisons (Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 2010:Table 6.32.2009). Actually, the United States has even more prisoners than shown in Figure 6.2, since this total does not include jail inmates. If we add them, the total comes to about 2.3 million people—about one out of every 135 citizens. Not only does the United States have more prisoners than any other country in the world but it also has a larger percentage of its population in prison (Massoglia et al. Another way of putting this is that the United States has only 5 percent of the world’s population but about 25 percent of the world’s prisoners” —.

Author by: Margaret L. Andersen Language: en Publisher by: Cengage Learning Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 50 Total Download: 355 File Size: 44,5 Mb Description: SOCIOLOGY: THE ESSENTIALS, Ninth Edition, uses the theme of debunking myths to look behind the facades of everyday life, challenge common assumptions, and help students develop critical thinking skills as well as better understand how society is constructed and sustained. This thorough yet streamlined text employs a reader-friendly presentation and manageable structure, while maintaining a strong focus on sociology concepts, methods, and research. Updated throughout with coverage of the latest findings, trends, and themes, the text provides exceptional coverage of diversity, including social factors such as age, religion, sexual orientation, and region of residence in addition to race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.