
Ideal for supplemental use in writing or discussion oriented introductory courses, or for use in undergraduate social theory. Students too often learn about social theorists as unconnected with one another. Key Ideas shows how ideas developed by one theorist evolve and are...

Key Ideas in Sociology, Third Edition, is the only undergraduate text to link today's issues to the ideas and individuals of the era of classical sociological thought. Compact and affordable, this book provides an overview of how sociological theories have helped sociologists...

"The new edition is very nice indeed. I like the timeline, not only for the usual dates of theorists′ births and deaths, but even more for the list of historical events, which are well chosen and will help students get a sense of historical context for the ideas themselves...

"The new edition is very nice indeed. I like the timeline, not only for the usual dates of theorists′ births and deaths, but even more for the list of historical events, which are well chosen and will help students get a sense of historical context for the ideas themselves...