Sociology: A Down-to-earth ApproachThis best-selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed down-to-earth approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The Seventh Edition of this highly regarded text retains all the features that have made previous editions so successful. The author has a unique ability to engage students without sacrificing content or talking down to them. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares his passion for sociology with his readers like no other author of an introductory text can. |
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Page 345
... African Americans who fear that Latino gains in jobs and at the ballot box will come at their expense . Together , Latinos and African Americans make up one - fourth of the U.S. population . It is likely that these two groups will ...
... African Americans who fear that Latino gains in jobs and at the ballot box will come at their expense . Together , Latinos and African Americans make up one - fourth of the U.S. population . It is likely that these two groups will ...
Page 347
... African Americans from voting . Encouraged by these gains , African Americans experienced what sociologists call ris- ing expectations ; that is , they believed better conditions would soon follow . The lives of the poor among them ...
... African Americans from voting . Encouraged by these gains , African Americans experienced what sociologists call ris- ing expectations ; that is , they believed better conditions would soon follow . The lives of the poor among them ...
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... African Americans . William Julius Wilson , shown here , is an avid proponent of the social class side of this debate . The result , says Wilson , is two worlds of African American experience . One group is stuck in the inner city ...
... African Americans . William Julius Wilson , shown here , is an avid proponent of the social class side of this debate . The result , says Wilson , is two worlds of African American experience . One group is stuck in the inner city ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
An Updated Version | 7 |
Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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