A compelling design, research focus, and an engaging narrative defines Sociology: Compass for a New Social World.

The renowned author team shows students how thinking sociologically can help them draw connections between themselves and the social world. Sociological concepts are clearly connected to students’ interests and experiences by taking universal and popular elements of contemporary culture and rendering them sociologically relevant. This text devotes more space than others do to drawing connections between objectivity and subjectivity in research, presenting a more realistic, and therefore more exciting, account of how sociologists practise their craft. Tables and graphs are not simply referred to, they are analyzed. Some theories are rejected, while others are endorsed. The author team brings depth to issues of diversity and globalization using personal and research experiences.

Part One: Foundations
Chapter 1: A Sociological Compass
Chapter 2: How Sociologists Do Research

Part Two: Basic Social Processes
Chapter 3: Culture
Chapter 4: Socialization
Chapter 5: Social Interaction
Chapter 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Part Three: Inequality
Chapter 7: Deviance and Crime
Chapter 8: Social Stratification
Chapter 9: Globalization, Inequality, and Development
Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification
Chapter 12: Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Part Four: Institutions
Chapter 13: Work and the Economy
Chapter 14: Politics
Chapter 15: Families
Chapter 16: Religion
Chapter 17: Education
Chapter 18: Mass Media and Mass Communication
Chapter 19: Health and Medicine

Part Five: Social Change
Chapter 20: Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21: Collective Action and Social Movements
Online Chapter 22: Technology and the Global Environment

A compelling design, research focus, and an engaging narrative defines Sociology: Compass for a New Social World. The renowned author team shows students how thinking sociologically can help them draw connections between themselves and the social world. Sociological concepts are clearly connected to students’ interests and experiences by taking universal and popular elements of contemporary culture and rendering them sociologically relevant. This text devotes more space than others do to drawing connections between objectivity and subjectivity in research, presenting a more realistic, and therefore more exciting, account of how sociologists practise their craft. Tables and graphs are not simply referred to, they are analyzed. Some theories are rejected, while others are endorsed. The author team brings depth to issues of diversity and globalization using personal and research experiences. It’s Your Choice teaches students that sociology can have urgent, practical importance—and that they can have a say in the development of public policy. Social Policy: What Do You Think? invites students to engage critically with issues related to social policy. Throughout, we added new research findings and incorporated data from the most recent Canadian census to keep the book as up-to-date as possible. The new edition contains more than 80 new and revised figures. Offering personalized paths of dynamic assignments and applications, MindTap enables students to analyze and apply chapter concepts within relevant assignments, and allows instructors to measure skills and promote better outcomes with ease. A fully online learning solution, MindTap combines all student learning tools—readings, multimedia, activities, and assessments—into a single Learning Path that guides the student through the curriculum. Instructors personalize the experience by customizing the presentation of these learning tools to their students, even seamlessly introducing their own content into the Learning Path.