Exploring Social Life: Readings to Accompany Essentials of Sociology - Softcover

Henslin, James M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205530532 ISBN 13: 9780205530533

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2007

Synopsis

KEY BENEFITt: This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Sixth Edition. All articles are chosen and introduced by Jim Henslin to complement the most current edition of his brief, paperback introductory text.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This brief and economical reader, edited by James M. Henslin, is especially designed to be used as a companion to Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach,

Seventh Edition. There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, “The Sociology of Human Sexuality.”

 

Readings New to This Edition

“From the Village to the Factory,” by Mary Beth Mills

“Showing My Color,” by Clarence Page

“The McDonaldization of America,” by George Ritzer

 

Order separately or valuepack with Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth

Approach, Seventh Edition for $5 net. Valuepack ISBN: 0-205-51909-1

About the Author:

James M. Henslin was born in Minnesota, graduated from high school and junior college in California and from college in Indiana. Awarded scholarships, he earned his Master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, and spent a year studying how people adjust to the suicide of a family member. His primary interests in sociology are the sociology of everyday life, deviance, and international relations. He has published widely in sociology journals, including Social Problems and American Journal of Sociology. While a graduate student, Jim Henslin taught at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. After completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where he is Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He says, “I’ve always found the introductory course enjoyable to teach. I love to see students’ faces light up when they first glimpse the sociological perspective and begin to see how society has become an essential part of how they view the world.” Henslin enjoys reading and fishing. His two favorite activities are writing and traveling. He especially enjoys visiting and living in other cultures, for this brings him face to face with behaviors and ways of thinking that he cannot take for granted, experiences that “make sociological principles come alive.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0205530532
• ISBN 13: 9780205530533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 160