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Below you will find a PowerPoint presentation highlighting current research that corresponds to each of the twenty-four chapters in the full-size Sociology, 17th edition. These presentations can last for ten minutes or, using the discussion questions, they can fill a class period. These PowerPoints work beautifully with the bound text and with the REVEL e-book.

For Society: The Basics, 15th edition, which presents essentially the same material in just sixteen chapters, you will find one PowerPoint presentation for most chapters and two for chapters that combine topics that appear as separate chapters in the full-sized version.

You will see that some presentations work well in more than one chapter. Review them all to best meet the needs of your classes.

Sociology, 17th edition

• Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective: Why Have Marriage Rates Fallen in the Last Fifty Years?
• Chapter 2 Sociological Investigation: Sociological Investigation: The General Social Survey
• Chapter 3 Culture: The U.S. Foreign-Born Population, 1860 to 2010
• Chapter 4 Society: The Cuban Health Paradox
• Chapter 5 Socialization: Can the Media Influence Behavior in a Positive Way?
• Chapter 6 Social Interaction in Everyday Life: How Does the Increasing Use of Texting Affect Face-to-Face Interaction?
• Chapter 7 Groups and Organizations: Fixing a Toxic Work World: Stand Up for Care!
• Chapter 8 Sexuality and Society: Restrooms: The Pursuit of Social Justice
• Chapter 9 Deviance: Is It Dangerous to be Black and Drive?
• Chapter 10 Social Stratification: The Geography of Car Deaths in the United States
• Chapter 11 Social Class in the United States: Perception of Wealth Inequality in the United States
• Chapter 12 Global Stratification: The Change in Global Poverty from 1800 to 2015
• Chapter 13 Gender Stratification: The “Tech Gender Gap”
• Chapter 14 Race and Ethnicity: Defining Multiracial: It’s Complicated
• Chapter 15 Aging and the Elderly: Physician-Assisted Dying: Will It Become the Law of the Land?
• Chapter 16 Economy and Work: Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?
• Chapter 17 Politics and Government: Millennials: Social Media and Political Polarization?
• Chapter 18 Families: China Adopts a Two-Child Policy: What Does It Mean for Families?
• Chapter 19 Religion: The Pew Religious Landscape Study: Key Findings about Religion in the United States
• Chapter 20 Education: Cell Phones in Class
• Chapter 21 Health and Medicine: Increasing Mortality: What Does It Say About U.S. Society?
• Chapter 22 Population, Urbanization, and the Environment: Will Saving Poor Children Lead to Overpopulation?
• Chapter 23 Collective Behavior and Social Movements: Social Movements and Social Media: #BlackLivesMatter
• Chapter 24 Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies: Dating in the Digital Age

Society: The Basics, 15th edition

• Chapter 1 Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method:
• Why Have Marriage Rates Fallen in the Last Fifty Years?
• Sociological Investigation: The General Social Survey
• Chapter 2 Culture: The U.S. Foreign-Born Population, 1860 to 2010
• Chapter 3 Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age:
• Can the Media Influence Behavior in a Positive Way?
• Physician-Assisted Dying: Will It Become the Law of the Land?
• Chapter 4 Social Interaction in Everyday Life: How Does the Increasing Use of Texting Affect Face-to-Face Interaction?
• Chapter 5 Groups and Organizations: Fixing a Toxic Work World: Stand Up for Care!
• Chapter 6 Sexuality and Society: Restrooms: The Pursuit of Social Justice
• Chapter 7 Deviance: Is It Dangerous to be Black and Drive?
• Chapter 8 Social Stratification:
• The Geography of Car Deaths in the United States
• Perception of Wealth Inequality in the United States
• Chapter 9 Global Stratification: The Change in Global Poverty from 1800 to 2015
• Chapter 10 Gender Stratification: The “Tech Gender Gap”
• Chapter 11 Race and Ethnicity: Defining Multiracial: It’s Complicated
• Chapter 12 Economics and Politics:
• Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?
• Millennials: Social Media and Political Polarization?
• Chapter 13 Family and Religion:
• China Adopts a Two-Child Policy: What Does It Mean for Families?
• The Pew Religious Landscape Study: Key Findings about Religion in the United States
• Chapter 14 Education, Health, and Medicine
• Cell Phones in Class
• Increasing Mortality: What Does It Say About U.S. Society?
• Chapter 15 Population, Urbanization, and the Environment: Will Saving Poor Children Lead to Overpopulation?
• Chapter 16 Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies
• Social Movements and Social Media: #BlackLivesMatter
• Dating in the Digital Age