Seeing Sociology in your Everyday Life

Macionis empowers students to understand the world around them through a sociological lens, so they can better understand sociology and their own lives.

Society: The Basics, 12th edition is written to help students find and use sociology in everyday life. With a complete theoretical framework and a global perspective, Society: The Basics offers students an accessible and relevant introduction to sociology.

The new edition continues to grow to meet readers’ changing needs. With a newly integrated pedagogical framework, readers are guided through both the text – and optional new MySocLab – to build their critical thinking skills while learning the fundamentals of sociology.

Teaching and Learning Experience
This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience – for you and your students. Here’s how:

Personalize Learning – The new MySocLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
Improve Critical Thinking –Six new learning objectives per chapter help readers build critical thinking and study skills.
Engage Students – New design, everyday life and pop culture examples make sociology relevant for students today.
Explore Theory –Three main theoretical perspectives are discussed in every chapter.
Understand Diversity – Contemporary research informed by expert reviewers and cutting edge data sources reflect a broad range of race / class / gender.
Support Instructors – Author written activities and assessment in MySocLab, the test bank and instructor’s manual help provide support for instructors.