Everything students need to understand and navigate our changing social world The Introduction to Sociology, Twelfth Seagull Edition, features thoroughly revised coverage of the local and global impacts of increasing inequality. It offers new in-text and online tools to help students understand and apply theory to pressing social issues. A respected author team, up-to-date data, and new research examples ensure students get a thoughtful and current introduction to the discipline. And with a new full-color design–at the same low price–it is more engaging than ever.

Authoritative coverage, award-winning media, unbeatable price Authored by four leading scholars and teachers, Introduction to Sociology provides an authoritative introduction to basic concepts, major theories, and current research in a streamlined, easy-to-navigate format. A consistent four-part chapter structure makes the reading manageable without sacrificing coverage, while InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning adaptive learning platform, helps ensure students are mastering the content. At the end of every chapter, a discussion of unanswered questions highlights the power of the sociological imagination to help us better understand our complex society.

Authoritative coverage, award-winning media, unbeatable price Authored by four leading scholars and teachers, Introduction to Sociology provides an authoritative introduction to basic concepts, major theories, and current research in a streamlined, easy-to-navigate format. A consistent four-part chapter structure makes the reading manageable without sacrificing coverage, while InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning adaptive learning platform, helps ensure students are mastering the content. At the end of every chapter, a discussion of unanswered questions highlights the power of the sociological imagination to help us better understand our complex society.

An affordable, no-nonsense introductory text for today’s students. The Ninth Edition has been reorganized to include only what students need to master the sociological concepts taught in the introductory course. The newly streamlined text highlights the links between macro and micro sociology and includes coverage of the best recent research.

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Join the conversation with one of sociology’s best-known thinkers. The Third Edition of Introduction to Sociology, thoroughly revised and updated, continues to show students the relevance of the introductory sociology course to their lives. While providing a rock-solid foundation, George Ritzer illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, as well as some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization, consumer culture, the Internet, and the “McDonaldization” of society. As technology flattens the globe, students are challenged to apply a sociological perspective to their world, and to see how “public” sociologists are engaging with the critical issues of today.

The most trusted textbook in sociology. With more than a million copies sold and counting, Introduction to Sociology is valued for its reliable and authoritative coverage of sociological concepts, theory, and research. This comprehensive survey of the field gives students everything they need to internalize core concepts and develop their sociological imaginations. Our stellar author team helps students understand key sociological insights and apply them to the big social issues of our time. New online learning resources support understanding and deep, engaged reading.