Exploring Sociology

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Exploring Sociology: The Concise Edition is truly a "students-first" resource. Written with students in mind, Authors Bruce Ravelli and Michelle Webber inspire students to think sociologically and to engage their sociological imaginations to foster an appreciation for how social factors such as income level, gender, and minority status influence who they are and the people they become. Through its distinctive approach to the field, its readability, and its relevance to students’ lives, Exploring Sociology: The Concise Edition helps professors to develop the sociological imagination in their students by encouraging them to see sociology from multiple perspectives.

Bruce Ravelli is an award winning teacher who received his Ph.D. from the University of Victoria in 1997. He has taught introductory sociology for over 25 years, and receives strong teaching evaluations from his students because of his passion for sociology, his dedication to teaching, and his commitment to high academic standards. Bruce has published various textbooks, readers and articles and book chapters on Canadian culture and cross-national value differences as well as students’ evaluation of teaching. Bruce is the co-developer of award-winning free online software that allows teachers to anonymously assess their teaching/courses at any point during the term (www.toofast.ca). He offers workshops and presentations on the software and on anonymous student assessment across North America. Bruce teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria. If any students or colleagues have questions or comments about the text, please feel free to contact him by email at bravelli@uvic.ca.

Michelle Webber received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Her research interests lie in the sociology of education and sociology of gender. She has regularly taught introductory sociology over the last 10 years. Michelle has published articles and book chapters on feminist pedagogies, the regulation of academic work, the work of teaching assistants, the experiences of contingent faculty members, and feminist knowledges. She has co-edited Rethinking Society in the 21st Century: Critical Readings in Sociology (First,Second, and Third Editions) with Kate Bezanson. Her current research projects are both funded by SSHRC: 1. an investigation of accountability governance and its effects on the production of academic knowledge and subjectivities (with Sandra Acker, Co-Investigator, University of Toronto) and 2. faculty associations and the politics of accountability governance (Larry Savage, Principal Investigator and Jonah Butovsky, Co-Investigator ― both at Brock University). Michelle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Brock University in Ontario. She can be contacted via email at mwebber@brocku.ca.