Sociology

By John J. Macionis and Linda M. Gerber

Book Overview

Sociology empowers you to see sociology in everyday life. Utilizing a traditional 3-perspectives approach, author John Macionis guides you through the theories and research that make up the discipline. By challenging how you think about both your own life and society as a whole, Macionis helps you better understand the world we all share.

The 19th Edition incorporates the latest data and research throughout. To reflect the contemporary world, the text covers topics such as the impact of AI and the proliferation of remote work, and includes a new section offering political analysis of aging. Fresh photography, fine art and illustrations reflect current popular culture.

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• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135431158
• ISBN13: 9780135431153
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

The best available, an easy read yet scholarly work

For the student, this book will give you all of the research that you will need to pass your exams,for clergy and others interested in understanding world societies, prepare to be amazed at the research and wealth of information that will inform you as well as change your perception of people and cultures. you will gain a new respect for mankind and posess a wealth of information on what happened, who did it and why.

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Excellent introductory sociology textbook

I am a professor teaching sociology in a distance learning university at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. I have found this textbook excellent for our introductory course in sociology at the undergraduate level. It is well organized and the concepts are well explained. The research is well used to inform the reading at that level. I like the internet exercises that can be used in a variety of ways and the chapter reviews as well as the summary of of key terms for the students . This is a 2000 edition so the current research in the family as a social institution on kinship and the kinship theoretical framework developed by Dr. Carolyn Billingsley in 2004, is not addressed. I look forward to reading of this landmark research and theoretical framework on the power of kinship in the settlement of the south addressed in the next edition. This research and theoretical framework legiitimizes genealogy as a field of enquiry in higher education. Her book, Communities of Kinship, Antebellum Families and the Settlement of the Cotton Frontier was published in 2004 by the University of Georgia Press, Athens.

Well-written college level introductory sociology textbook

This is an excellent and well-written college level introductory sociology textbook. It's about the study of people, human social life, socialization, class and inequality, gender and racial dynamics, family, ethnicity, the psychology of alienation, collective behavior, the impact of global economics upon people, and similar topics. It would be suitable for the advanced homeschooling student who is motivated to understand the world around us. Adult topics are handled sensitively, and complex issues are presented in a way that informs without overwhelming the reader. This is a great book, and manages to do a wonderful job of introducing many topics pertinent to the human race.

Pretty Good

I had to use this book for my sociology class in college.It is a pretty good book that shows different aspects of societythrough 4 main sociological concepts. I will not be selling my copy back at the end of the semester for sure....