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Sociology

1. In the Trenches: Teaching and Learning Sociology

   Maxine P. Atkinson, Kathleen S. Lowney

   An extensive guidebook on teaching sociology, written by two recent recipients of the American Sociological Association Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award.More

2. The Norton Mix: Sociology

   Nathan Palmer, Tanya Gladney, Erica Hunter, Et Al.

   Norton Sociology, your way.More

3. Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader

   Mindy Stombler, Dawn M. Baunach, Wendy Simonds, Et Al.

   Fourth Edition

   The best-selling sexualities reader in the social sciences.More

4. Crime and the Punished

   Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

   An essential introduction to how sociologists think about and research crime and punishment.More

5. The Social Side of Politics

   Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

   Assembling the most provocative new thinking on politics and political processes.More

6. Cultural Sociology: An Introductory Reader

   Matt Wray

   A comprehensive and clever mix of classic and contemporary essays on the sociology of culture.More

7. The Feminine Mystique

   Betty Friedan, Kirsten Fermaglich, Lisa Fine

   The first student edition of Betty Friedan’s national best seller published in honor of its fiftieth anniversary. The Feminine Mystique forever changed America’s consciousness by defining “the problem that has no name.”More

8. The Communist Manifesto

   Frederic L. Bender, Karl Marx

   Second Edition

   Karl Marx’s 1848 text is reframed in this revised Norton Critical Edition in the context of twenty-first-century theoretical debates, capitalist globalization, the information technology revolution, and contemporary struggles up to and including the 2011 “Arab Spring.”More

9. The Sociology of News

   Michael Schudson

   Second Edition

   A personal, trenchant, and comprehensive account of the contemporary news media.More

10. Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do

    Claude M. Steele

    The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity.More

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

    Hazel Rose Markus, Paula M. L. Moya

    A collection of new essays by an interdisciplinary team of authors that gives a comprehensive introduction to race and ethnicity.More

12. 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

13. 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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14. A Primer on Social Movements

    David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule

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

15. How the Other Half Lives

    Jacob Riis, Hasia R. Diner

    How the Other Half Lives occupies a premier place on a small list of American books—along with Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Jungle, Silent Spring, The Feminine Mystique, and Unsafe at Any Speed—that changed public opinion, influenced public policy, and left an indelible mark on history.More