Essentials of Sociology

by George Ritzer, RITZER GEORGE, Wendy A. Wiedenhoft Murphy

Book Overview

Join the conversation with one of sociology's best-known thinkers. Essentials of Sociology, Second Edition adapted from George Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original Ritzer text, Essentials of Sociology illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, and focuses on some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization, consumer culture, the Internet, and the "McDonaldization" of society. As technology flattens the globe, students are challenged to apply a sociological perspective to their world, and to see how "public" sociologists are engaging with the critical issues of today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483380890
• ISBN13: 9781483380896
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 10.7"