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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... live in Chicago or Newark . She lives in Bangalore , India . The accent is so perfect that even someone from Chicago or Newark couldn't tell the difference . In training sessions , she and her fellow workers watch Friends and Everybody ...
... live in Chicago or Newark . She lives in Bangalore , India . The accent is so perfect that even someone from Chicago or Newark couldn't tell the difference . In training sessions , she and her fellow workers watch Friends and Everybody ...
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... lives . Cuban mercenaries in Africa and South America brought an unknown number of deaths . Civil wars in Africa , Asia , and South America claimed hundreds of thousands of lives , mostly of civilians . Also unknown is how many lives ...
... lives . Cuban mercenaries in Africa and South America brought an unknown number of deaths . Civil wars in Africa , Asia , and South America claimed hundreds of thousands of lives , mostly of civilians . Also unknown is how many lives ...
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... lives . How Social Change Transforms Social Life The Four Social Revolutions The rapid , far - reaching social change that the world is currently experiencing did not " just happen . " Rather , it is the result of forces that were set ...
... lives . How Social Change Transforms Social Life The Four Social Revolutions The rapid , far - reaching social change that the world is currently experiencing did not " just happen . " Rather , it is the result of forces that were set ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
An Updated Version | 7 |
Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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