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SOC+, 4th Edition |

Robert Brym

  • Copyright 2020
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Overview

SOC+ seamlessly interweaves popular culture with theoretical perspectives and current social issues to paint a vivid picture of the sociological enterprise to 21st century learners, one that is sure to engage, inspire, and inform. This ideal introductory sociology resource employs sociological analyses of media, along with hundreds of popular culture examples, to make complex ideas digestible to students who are new to the discipline. Unlike other resources, SOC+ effectively combines impeccable scholarship with popular cultural references to transform the ways students see the interrelationship between their personal life, their local community, and national and global issues at large.

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Robert Brym

Robert Brym (pronounced “brim”) was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, studied sociology in Canada and Israel, and received his PhD from the University of Toronto, where he is now S. D. Clark Professor of Sociology. Bob’s research focuses on the social bases of politics, social movements, and ethnic relations in Canada, Russia, and the Middle East. Bob is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the Northrop Frye Award, the British Journal of Sociology Prize, and the University of Toronto’s highest teaching honour, the President’s Teaching Award.

What's New

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  • Thoroughly revised and updated, including updates to recent data, examples, and pop culture phenomena
  • Education and Religion are now separate chapters, giving increased focus and attention to each of these vital topics
  • New in-text boxes including: Theories in Dispute, Sociology and the Media, Theories at a Glance
  • Enhanced coverage of Indigenous People throughout
  • Chapter 1 has been extensively revised and restructured, and now uses the fashion as a running example to illustrate the perspective taken by each sociological theory
  • Chapter Review Cards now include Theories at a Glance tables, along with multiple-choice questions (with answers)

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Introducing Sociology
Chapter 2: Culture
Chapter 3: Socialization
Chapter 4: From Social Interaction to Social Organizations
Chapter 5: Deviance and Crime
Chapter 6: Social Stratification: Canadian and Global Perspectives
Chapter 7: Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 8: Sexualities and Genders
Chapter 9: Families
Chapter 10: Religion
Chapter 11: Education
Chapter 12: Health and Medicine
Chapter 13: Mass Media and Mass Communication
Chapter 14: Technology, the Environment, and Social Movements

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