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Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology

Note:  This textbook has been updated in 2015, which can be found at:  https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1145393 The free open textbook is organized into 5 Units that align with the Introduction to Sociology course taught at many colleges and universities.  It includes case studies and a glossary. The units include: Unit 1 Intro, Theories, and Research This unit addresses history of sociology, the sociological imagination, theorists and social theories, and research. Unit 2 Social Life This unit addresses culture, socialization, society and groups, and collective behavior Unit 3 Nuts, Sluts, and Perverts This unit addresses deviance, crime and social control, populations, urbanization Unit 4 Inequalities This unit addresses social stratification, sex and gender, race and... Show More
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inequalities, cool4ed, aging, deviance
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Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:
October 29, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
October 3, 2018
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Submitter:
California Open Online Library (COOLforEd) COOLforEd
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:
English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States

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shirley brown
shirley brown (Administrator)
19 weeks ago
Are there Power point slides, testbank for this textbook. How to we tell students to access it?
Cathy Swift
Cathy Swift (Administrator)
19 weeks ago
To access it, click on "Go to Material". It will download the book as a PDF on your computer. Save it. You can post it in your class site or email it to students. I don't think their are slides or testbank, but you could contact the authors to see.