Our Social World Interactive eBook: Introduction to Sociology - Hardcover

Ballantine, Jeanne H.; Roberts, Keith A.; Korgen, Kathleen Odell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 150637123X ISBN 13: 9781506371238

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017

Synopsis

Three award-winning authors and teachers of sociology, Jeanne H. Ballantine, Keith A. Roberts, and Kathleen Odell Korgen, set out to inspire students to develop their sociological imaginations in Our Social World. Focused on deep learning rather than memorization, this book encourages readers analyze, evaluate and apply information about the social world; to see the connection between the world and personal events from a new perspective; and to confront sociological issues on a day-to-day basis. Each chapter is organized around the "Social World Model", a conceptual framework that demonstrates the relationships among individuals (the micro level); organizations, institutions, and subcultures (the meso level); and societies and global structures (the macro level). Students develop the practice of using three levels of analysis, and to view sociology as an integrated, diversified whole, rather than a set of discrete subjects.

The Interactive eBook* for Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology, Sixth Edition includes access to a broad array of multimedia tools and resources!

• VIDEO: Relevant interviews, lectures, personal stories, inquiries, animated graphics, and other clips bring deeper learning and understanding as you explore key topics. 
• AUDIO: Engaging podcasts and audio resources supplement and enrich key points within the text.
• REFERENCE AND JOURNAL ARTICLES: Access to articles from SAGE’s influential journals, handbooks, and encyclopedias offer important background and exposure to seminal work in your field of study.

*Note: the access code for this interactive eBook will be shipped to the address you indicate when you place your order.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeanne H. Ballantine is Emerita Professor of Sociology at Wright State University, a state university of about 17,000 students in Ohio. She has also taught at several 4-year colleges, including an “alternative” college and a traditionally Black college, and at international programs in universities abroad. She has been teaching introductory sociology for more than 30 years with a mission to introduce the uninitiated to the field and to help students see the usefulness and value in sociology. She has been active in the teaching movement, shaping curriculum, writing and presenting research on teaching, and offering workshops and consulting in regional, national, and international forums. She is a Fulbright Senior Scholar and serves as a Departmental Resources Group consultant and evaluator.

 

Jeanne has written several textbooks, all with the goal of reaching the student audience. As the original director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Wright State University, she scoured the literature on student learning and served as a mentor to teachers in a wide variety of disciplines. Local, regional, and national organizations have honored her for her teaching and for her contributions to helping others become effective teachers. In 1986, the American Sociological Association’s Section on Undergraduate Education (now called the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology) recognized her with the Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching of Sociology. In 2004, she was honored by the American Sociological Association with its Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. In 2010, the North Central Sociological Association awarded her the J. Milton Yinger Award for Distinguished Career in Sociology.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 150637123X
• ISBN 13: 9781506371238
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6