Imagining Society - Vantage Learning Platform

An Introduction to Sociology

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KEY FEATURES OF IMAGINING SOCIETY: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, SECOND EDITION

New to this Edition:

• A new feature, Getting to Know, introduces students to some of the most influential classical and modern sociologists, highlighting interesting facts about their lives and careers. By personalizing these key scholars, students can better connect to the real people that bring sociology to life.
• A new focus on Covid-19 helps readers to understand its impact on society by exploring issues of education and inequality during the pandemic.
• New coverage of timely topics such as Black Lives Matter, anti-Asian hate crimes, the opioid epidemic, and climate action help to draw readers in by engaging them in the issues that are central to their lives.

Key Features:

• This text available as a digital option through SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including video—all designed to enable students to better prepare for class.
• Original readings by classic sociologists and modern researchers illustrate how concepts and ideas have their origins in the work of our founding sociologists and how the concepts of our discipline are being applied.
• Unique chapters on social change and social movements help students think beyond inequalities and the institutions that keep them in place and visualize ways that they can impact positive change.
• Using Your Sociological Imagination activities provide students with opportunities to apply key sociological concepts and theories to their everyday lives.
• Methods in Depth sections in each chapter introduce students to all the major qualitative and quantitative methods used by sociologists to better understand the family, race, gender, education, health, and other areas.
• Learning objectives help students focus on concepts they will learn throughout the chapter.
• To help reinforce students’ understanding of the content, a short summary can be found at the end of each chapter.
• A list of key terms is provided at the end of each chapter. Students can find a full glossary in the back of the book.