James M. Henslin

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Social Problems

This best selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed "down-to-earth" approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The 8th 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.

A Down-to-earth Approach

Sociology

Marriage and Family in a Changing Society

"Throughout this text, the goal is to share with your students how fascinating and enlightening sociology is. Because sociology is about social life and we live in a changing global society, this 15th edition of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach continues to reflect the national and global changes that engulf us, as well as presents new sociological research. The down-to-earth examples, for which this text is known, will help your students see how sociology applies to them. So will the photos, about 555 of them, of which 228 are new. The photos are neither random nor "fillers." I have either selected or taken each of these photos, as well as written each caption. By tying the photos and their captions directly into the text, they become part of your students' learning experience"--

Edward Sagarin

An Introductory Reader

The Sociology of Sex

Study Smarter! Need Additional Help Studying? Use these great tools to help you get a better grade! Study Guide Plus This manual provides learning objectives, key terms, self-tests, and glossaries, plus free access to the Tutor Center. Companion Website For on-line study resources, please visit Companion Website at www.ablongman.com/hensliness6e. This Companion Website features: Practice Tests including multiple choice, true/ false and essay questions Annotated Web Resources Interactive map activities Detailed section on Census 2000 Ethemes of the Times for Introductory Sociology Study Guide for Native Spanish Speakers

Essentials of Sociology

This text takes a chronological view of marriage from dating to divorce or widowhood. It covers such topics as birth, childlessness, step-families, and working mothers. Among the contributors are Lilian Breslow, Randall Collins and Pepper Schwartz. A free instructor's manual is available.

Marriage and Family in a Changing Society, 4th Ed

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An Annotated Bibliography

Homelessness

A new edition of a popular college reference features thirty percent new articles addressing current issues of contemporary sociology, from politics and religion to crime and poverty, in a volume that links each article to related chapters in widely used introductory textbooks. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Introductory Readings, Fourteenth Edition

Down to Earth Sociology: 14th Edition

Gwendolyn E. Nyden

A Down to Earth Approach

A latest edition of readings for the Introductory Sociology college market features thirty percent new articles that address current issues of contemporary sociology, from gender and politics to religion and AIDS, in a collection complemented by correlating charts that list key introductory textbooks. Original. 20,000 first printing.

James M. Henslin

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