Introductory Courses

Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families

Luis H. Zayas

9780197668160
Hardcover
07 March 2023

Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions

Eighth Edition

Susan M. Shaw and Janet Lee

9780197622612
Paperback
26 October 2022

This best-selling introductory women's and gender studies reader is now available from Oxford University Press at a new, student-friendly price

Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions

Eighth Edition

Susan M. Shaw and Janet Lee

9780197647004
Looseleaf
26 October 2022

This best-selling introductory women's and gender studies reader is now available from Oxford University Press at a new, student-friendly price

Personal but Not Private: Queer Women, Sexuality, and Identity Modulation on Digital Platforms

Stefanie Duguay

9780190076191
Paperback
01 April 2022

The Process of Social Research

Third Edition

Jeffrey C. Dixon, Royce A. Singleton, and Bruce C. Straits

9780197613733
Paperback
25 February 2022

An accessible, student-friendly, contemporary methods text that focuses on the process of social research.

Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology

Third Edition

Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis

9780197618820
Paperback
12 November 2021

A straightforward, concise, and affordable introduction to sociology's key concepts and methods.

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections

Concise Edition

Ronald Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley

9780197585658
Looseleaf
29 October 2021

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections, Concise Edition features a contemporary, engaging theoretical framework, and helps students link sociological concepts with real world applications and events.

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections

Concise Edition

Ronald Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley

9780197585641
Paperback
29 October 2021

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections, Concise Edition features a contemporary, engaging theoretical framework, and helps students link sociological concepts with real world applications and events.

Social Problems: Finding Solutions, Taking Action

Robert McNamara

9780190056353
Paperback
01 September 2021

Providing students with the tools to understand and address the world around them, Social Problems: Finding Solutions, Taking Actions is a lively, up-to-date exposition of social problems.

Focus on Social Problems

Second Edition

Mindy Stombler and Amanda M. Jungels

9780190936419
Paperback
20 March 2020

The most comprehensive, current, student-oriented social problems reader available

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections

Ronald N. Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley

9780190083939
Looseleaf
13 December 2019

Provides students an innovative and class-tested framework to observe, explore, and think critically about their social world

Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections

Ronald N. Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley

9780199325948
Paperback
06 December 2019

Provides students an innovative and class-tested framework to observe, explore, and think critically about their social world

Making a Difference: Using Sociology to Create a Better World

Michael Schwalbe

9780190927202
Paperback
22 February 2019

A practical, engaging guide that shows students how they can use sociology to make a difference

Forced Out and Fenced In: Immigration Tales From the Field

Tanya Maria Golash-Boza

9780190633455
Paperback
15 June 2017

Through compelling personal narratives, this innovative and accessible collection brings students into the lives of those trapped in the labyrinths of our country's immigration laws

The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the Conversation

Fifth Edition

Michael Schwalbe

9780190620660
Paperback
16 February 2017

A lively and concise text that inspires students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors

Writing in Sociology: A Brief Guide

Lynn Smith-Lovin and Cary Moskovitz

9780190203924
Paperback
30 November 2016

The ideal pocket-sized manual for sociology students who want to improve their writing

Thirty Readings in Introductory Sociology

Second Edition

Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis

9780190277604
Paperback
01 June 2016

The only introductory sociology reader that communicates the foundational "big lessons" of the discipline in a classic - qualitative - quantitative framework

Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionism

Fifth Edition

Robert Heiner

9780190236724
Paperback
10 September 2015

Synthesizes conflict theory and social constructionism to help students think critically about social problems

Studying Human Societies: A Primer and Guide

Twelfth Edition

Patrick Nolan

9780199375547
Paperback
05 November 2014

Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology

Twelfth Edition

Patrick Nolan and Gerhard Lenski

9780199382453
Paperback
08 October 2014

This classic introduction to sociology text takes a macro, comparative, and historical approach