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Title: Sociology in Our Times With Infotrac: The Essentials by Diana Elizabeth Kendall ISBN: 0-534-60957-0 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $58.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A fine introduction to sociology
Comment: As one of the most recently-developed social sciences, not to mention one that seems to be consistently popular with college students, sociology is a field that truly needs a good comprehensive text. Put quite simply, this is it. Diana Kendall, a well-respected scholar and author in the field, has managed to put together a text that manages to cover all of the major subfields of the field, presenting a lot of information on each, and giving a good general overview. All of the major subpoints of sociology are covered: population studies, race/gender/ethnic relations, collective behavior, criminology, and more. In addition to providing a solid block of information for each subtopic, Kendall further invigorates her text with well-placed contemporary and classical photographs, graphs, charts, and other peripheral information. She also prefaces each chapter with a real-life example relating to the forthcoming information, a quiz about the information contained within (which sometimes will yield surprising results!), and more. Throughout the individual chapters, she also sprinkles dialogue boxes with separate takes on individual subissues relating to the major topic at hand and shows readers how they can get involved. As a bonus for the college student, certain editions of the book feature a CD with access to additional material, and a free four-month subscription to Infotrac, a well-known scholarly index.
Kendall writes well, and she presents a lot of information. Therein, however, lies my only complaint about this text: certain chapters feel overlong. Granted, sociology is a diverse field, and this book attempts to cover it all between a single set of covers. Still, some chapters are so jam-packed with information that they become somewhat tiresome. Nevertheless, it is all good information -- and all worth reading. It is a small complaint, on the whole, that does not detract from the overall quality of the text.
In summary, this is an excellent introductory text both for a college text and for the individual reader.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the better Sociology Textbooks
Comment: There are a number of good sociology textbooks available, and one can choose almost any of them with confidence. However, this is definitely one of the best. It is accessible, yet the author does not talk down to the student. The illustrations are pertinent and timely. The choice of topics is comprehensive. It is a broad-ranging textbook, yet, at the same time, is focused and direct.
The instructor who chooses to use Sociology in Our Times can be comfortable with the choice. The student who is fortunate enough to have a teacher who chose Sociology in Our Times should be confident that they have had a good exposure to Sociology. If one learns the material in this book they will be well-grounded in Sociology.
Rating: 2
Summary: Sociology in our times
Comment: this book is very board. it doesn't discuss things in details. Personally, I don't like this kind of book. I would rather get a psychology than this.
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Title: Sociology in Our Times With Infotrac by Diana Kendall ISBN: 0534588786 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $87.95 |
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Title: Classic Readings in Sociology (The Wadsworth Sociology Reader Series) by Eve L. Howard ISBN: 0534609759 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The McDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer ISBN: 0761986286 Publisher: Pine Forge Press Pub. Date: 19 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: Intermediate Algebra (3rd Edition) by K. Elayn Martin-Gay ISBN: 0130166316 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $100.00 |
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Title: Annual Editions: Sociology 03/04 by Kurt Finsterbusch ISBN: 0072838671 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin Pub. Date: 27 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.10 |
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