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The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology
The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology offers an accessible and engaging introduction to sociology by weaving real-life experiences, popular culture, and student-centered activities into core sociological theories and research methods. Designed to show how abstract sociological concepts relate to students’ everyday lives, each chapter begins with a real‑world vignette and includes data workshops, media examples, and classroom exercises. It covers foundational themes such as culture, socialization, identity, social inequality, institutions, deviance, global perspectives, social change, and the environment. By blending theory with practice, Ferris and Stein encourage readers to develop a sociological imagination and to understand how individual experiences intersect with larger social structures and patterns.
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