Sociology

Highly respected for its quality scholarship and its focused, straightforward approach to Sociology, the fifth edition of Sociology, The Core retains its solid coverage of the basic foundations of sociology in a brief, inexpensive, paperback format. For this revision, new authors, Michael Hughes, of Virginia Polytechnic State University, and Carolyn Kroehler, a professional writer, have taken over for James Vander Zanden, who is now Emeritus Professor of the Ohio State University. As in the previous editions, the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives are applied throughout the book, allowing students to develop a solid understanding of the major sociological perspectives and their applications to the topics covered. Sociology, The Core seeks to make sociology come alive as a vital and exciting field, to relate principles to real-world circumstances, and to attune students to the dynamic processes of our rapidly changing contemporary society. The authors have brought this edition completely up to date by including almost 500 new references, and by integrating issues related to gender, ethnicity, and the global world throughout the text.