Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach

by James M. Henslin

This best selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed "down-to-earth" approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The 8th Edition of this highly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205473059
• ISBN13: 9780205473052
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.3" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Great

This book was accuratly represented, the seller was ontop of things as far as communication and sending of the book. The book itself.. ah, well written, interesting material. I just had to buy it for a class.. Not in my subject area. So, for what it's worth. It's a good book! Just something i would have never bought if i didn't have to.

A True Learning Experience

We used this book in one of my college Sociology classes and it is by far, the Best textbook I've encountered thus far in my college career! You will be amazed at how much this book will teach you about People, Society and Life! It is easy to follow - Kudos to the author for his outstanding writing style! When you sit down to read a chapter in this book, you're done before you know it because it's all just too interesting to put down! I even found myself reading through the chapters that were not assigned! Even if you're not a sociology student, you will LOVE this book! I want my whole family to read it!

Fun and informative

I have to admit, I hate the soft sciences, but I had to take Sociology 101 for a requirement. Thank goodness this was the textbook assigned to the course! Everything is perfectly clear and it's actually really fun to read. Even if you're not taking a course, I'd recommend this book to anyone who would like to call themselves knowledgable. It is a fun read, and you'll come out so much more informed in the end - painlessly!

Interesting and Lively

Admittedly I haven't read a lot of sociology textbooks, but this one is quite good. Every chapter has real-life examples (and many of the author's own experiences), so it not only makes you know the theory but also feel it at work in our societies, although the author writes quite a lot of his own feelings (it's dead obvious that he wants to change the world), which I don't know if it's a good point or not.