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Introductory Texts

SOCIOLOGY, 12th Edition
New 12th edition of 24 chapter, full-coverage, hardback text with a cool, new design, and many exciting, student-centered features. This
is the #1 best-seller. Available with free access to
.Prentice Hall's
interactive Web site.

2008, 736 pps


SOCIETY: THE BASICS, 10th edition
New edition of the #1 best-seller: A 16-chapter paperback that covers all the basics in a student-friendly, low-cost format. Completely updated with all new data and lots of new features! To request an exam copy, CLICK HERE.
2009, 524 pps..

Social Problems
Sociology Reader



SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 3rd edition
This is the new Third Edition of the text that has become the #1 best seller for the social problems course. This low-cost paperback text combines political analysis with sociological theory to help students understand the debates
that define today's world.
To find out more, CLICK HERE.
2008, 550 pages.



SEEING OURSELVES, 7th edition
Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural
Readings in Sociology.
This new, low-cost paperback contains 83
articles, all your favorites plus 16 new articles.
To find out more, click here.
2007, 550 pages.

 

Canadian Introductory Texts



SOCIOLOGY: SIXTH
CANADIAN EDITION

23 chapter, thoroughly Canadian,
full-coverage, hardback text. This
is the #1 hardback text in Canada.
To request an exam copy, CLICK HERE
2008



SOCIETY: THE BASICS,
FOURTH CANADIAN EDITION

16 chapter, thoroughly Canadian
full-coverage, paperback text. This is
the # 1 paperback text in Canada.
To request an exam copy, CLICK HERE.
2008.

Canadian Reader

SEEING OURSELVES: CLASSIC, CONTEMPORARY, AND CROSS-CULTURAL READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY, SECOND CANADIAN EDITION
This new, low-cost paperback offers a blend of classic, contemporary,and crosscultural material with a focus on Canadian society.

European Introductory Textbook


SOCIOLOGY:
A GLOBAL INTRODUCTION,

New second edition of 24 chapter,
full-coverage, paperback text with
European and global focus.
Now in full-color!
(Available in Europe, Australia,
and the Caribbean only).
Urban Studies
Textbook


CITIES AND URBAN LIFE, Fourth Edition. The leading text for urban sociology and urban studies courses. To request an exam copy, CLICK HERE
2007, 522 pages.


Outstanding New Telecourse
Using Sociology or Society: The Basics
Available for Fall 2005
For information, click here
Here we present all the features of these textbooks and highlight what's new in each revision. Explore the on-line, interactive study guides for SOCIOLOGY and SOCIETY: THE BASICS, by clicking here. To visit the Canadian study guide site, click here.

To order any of these titles for class use, contact your bookstore. For examination copies and information on a wide range of available supplements, which can be shipped free with the text, contact your Prentice Hall representative,
e-mail sociology_service@prenhall.com
, or call Prentice Hall Faculty Services at 1- 800-526-0485.

Because many visitors to this site teach in colleges and universities around the world, please note that various foreign language translations of SOCIOLOGY are available. These include a Spanish-language text ((Madrid: Prentice Hall Europe, 1998)) and a Hebrew translation (Jerusalem: The Open University of Israel, 1999), and a forthcoming French translation of our Canadian text (2001). In addition an Asia trade edition was published in Singapore (Simon & Schuster Asia, 1998).

To all colleagues who visit here to learn more about any of our texts, a sincere thank you. To colleagues who are using any of the books, a special word of thanks. I know that there are many books from which to choose, and I am grateful for your support of our texts. Indeed, many of you have helped to make these books the market leaders that they are. Should you ever have any question, comment, or suggestion, please favor me by sharing your thoughts by sending e-mail to macionis@kenyon.edu. Should you ever have a problem with a book, supplement, or anything else related to a text that the local rep cannot resolve to your complete satisfaction, please feel free to contact Chris DeJohn, the P. H. sociology editor, or get in touch with me. I will do everything I can to assist you. My pledge to my fellow teachers is to provide the highest quality books, and to do everything I can so that our texts meet your needs and those of our students. Again, thank you!

 



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