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Sociology

1. Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future

   Angela Glover Blackwell, Stewart Kwoh, Manuel Pastor

   Revised and Updated Edition

   With a mixed-race president, a Latino population that is now the largest minority, and steadily growing Asian and Native American populations, race is both the most dynamic facet of American identity and the defining point of American disunity.More

2. Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us

   Claude M. Steele, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

   Acclaimed social psychologist Claude Steele offers an insider’s look at his groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity.More

3. More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City

   William Julius Wilson

   A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma.More

4. Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century

   Hazel Rose Markus, Paula M. L. Moya

   A collection of new essays, written by a team of interdisciplinary authors, that gives a comprehensive introduction to race and ethnicity.
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5. Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America

   Philip K. Howard

   How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense.More

6. Everyday Sociology Reader

   Karen Sternheimer

   A lively mix of traditional readings, blog posts, and activities to help students connect sociology to their own lives.
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7. Mix It Up: Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society

   David Grazian

   A “non-textbook” introduction to the social significance of popular culture and mass media.More

8. State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability

   The Worldwatch Institute

   The premier environmental nonprofit shows the ways to transform our consumer culture into a culture centered on sustainability.More

9. The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology

   Kerry Ferris, Jill Stein

   Second Edition

   The most relevant textbook for today’s students, The Real World succeeds in classrooms because it focuses on the perspective that students care about most—their own.More

10. Families as They Really Are

    Barbara Risman

    A fresh collection of original essays by leading scholars that focuses on how families operate in everyday life: what they are, how they work, and why they matter.
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11. The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights

    Irene Khan

    A powerful argument by the secretary general of Amnesty International that poverty is not just an economic problem but a global human-rights violation.More

12. The Social Construction of Sexuality

    Steven Seidman

    Second Edition

    An affordable primer to sexuality from a sociological perspective.
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13. Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

    Laurence Gonzales

    “Well-written and fascinating . . . this is the kind of book you want everyone to read.”—Cleveland Plain DealerMore

14. Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet

    Ian F. McNeely, Lisa Wolverton

    “It has the power to wrench familiar aspects of history into new and surprising shapes.”—Laura Miller, Salon
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15. A Primer on Social Movements

    David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule

    A brief, affordable introduction to collective behavior and social movements.
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