Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Brief Edition - Softcover

Newman, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412980089 ISBN 13: 9781412980081

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

The book that keeps students reading!

In this Second Brief Edition David M. Newman takes students inside today's pressing sociological issues and shows them how the compelling events on their minds today - such as the current economic recession and the Obama presidency in the US - relate to enduring sociological concepts. Throughout the new edition, Newman introduces students to the fascinating world of sociology, using current real-world examples and personal observations that help them understand how sociology affects them in a personal way.

New to This Edition:

· The most up-to-date information on unemployment, spending patterns, and other economic information

· The interconnections between private life and massive historical occurrences, such as the global economic recession and the election of Barack Obama

· The most current statistical information possible

· Charts and graphs have been updated and revised

About this title

Product Description:

A revised and updated edition of the popular 'Brief Edition' of David Newman's widely used introductory sociology textbook.

About the Author:

David M. Newman earned his B.A. from San Diego State University in 1981 and his graduate degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle (M.A. 1984, PhD 1988). After a year at the University of Connecticut, David came to DePauw University in 1989 and has been there ever since. David teaches courses in Contemporary Society, Deviance, Mental Illness, Family, Social Psychology, and Research Methods. He has published numerous articles on teaching and has presented research papers on the intersection of gender and power in intimate relationships. Recently most of his scholarly activity has been devoted to writing and revising several books, including Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life: Brief Edition (Sage, 2017); Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (McGraw-Hill, 2017); and Families: A Sociological Perspective (McGraw-Hill, 2009). His most recent book, Redemption or Stigma? The Promise, Practice and Price of Second Chances in American Culture (Lexington Books), is projected to be published in 2019. It examines the cultural meaning, institutional importance, and social limitations of “second chance” and “permanent stigma” narratives in everyday life.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1412980089
• ISBN 13: 9781412980081
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312