Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life

by David M. Newman

Continuing his tradition of highly engaging, trade-like writing, best-selling author David Newman once again starts in a familiar place-the everyday world-and then introduces sociological concepts and institutions as they influence students daily existence. Full of vivid, real-world examples and touching personal vignettes, this text offers a solid introduction to basic sociological concepts and helps students realize their role in constructing, planning, maintaining, and fixing society.

Genres: Sociology, Textbooks, Nonfiction

632 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2004

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked reading this text because I found all of the examples and stories easy to understand and easy to apply to sociology concepts. Also easy to skim and pick out the important information.

[aj · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the textbook for my intro to sociology course. super informative but formatted in a way that was incredibly easy to understand. 5 stars!

[Elnaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

So true