Synopses & Reviews
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SOC, updated annually, offers instructors scholarly content and unmatched currency in a succinct magazine format that engages students. New to the 2011 edition is the inclusion of an adaptive diagnostic tool and interactivities to help students master key concepts. SOC consistently encourages students to foster their sociological imagination to see the world through a different lens.
About the Author
Jon Witt was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and raised in a predominantly working-class community. His father, Richard Witt, was a printer and his mother, Mary Carpenter, was a stay-at-home mom. After his parents divorced, his mom returned to school to get a college degree and became a high school English teacher. Both his parents remarried. He has a brother and two sisters. In 1984, he married his high school sweet heart, Lori Opgenorth, who continues to be his life partner. They both headed to graduate school, and Lori earned a Ph.D. in U.S. History. Together they have the worlds two most wonderful daughters, Emily, born in 1994, and Eleanor, born in 1996. They recently added Jessie, a Pembroke Welsh corgi, to their family.
Jon graduated from Sheboygans South High School in 1980. He attended Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, from which he graduated with a bachelors degree in sociology in 1984. While at Trinity, he completed a semester-long program at the Oregon Extension in Ashland, Oregon. After college, he continued his education in sociology, joined the faculty of Central College in Pella, Iowa, where he is currently an associate professor. He regularly offers courses in introductory sociology, social problems, social stratification, sociology of religion, sociology of science and technology, and sociological theory.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1. The Sociological Imagination 2. Sociological Research 3. Culture 4. Socialization 5. Social Structure and Interaction 6. Deviance 7. Families 8. Education and Religion 9. Government and Economy 10. Social Class 11. Global Inequality 12. Gender and Sexuality 13. Race and Ethnicity 14. Health, Medicine and Environment 15. Social Change