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Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers. Essentials of Sociology, Second Edition adapted from George Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original... Read Full Overview

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The author is a proud sponsor of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers.
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Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers. Essentials of Sociology, Second Edition adapted from Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original Ritzer... Read Full Overview

A shorter, 'brief' version of George Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology.

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Essentials of Sociology, adapted from George Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, provides the same rock-solid foundation from one of sociologys best-known thinkers in a shorter and more streamlined format. With new co-author Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy, the Third Editioncontinues... Read Full Overview

Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers. Essentials of Sociology, Second Edition adapted from George Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original... Read Full Overview