Society: The Basics

by John J. Macionis

For one-quarter/semester Introductory Sociology courses. With a new groundbreaking design, relevant applications, and a wealth of instructor and student resources, The Basics, Eighth Edition helps students see sociology in their everyday lives! John Macionis never started out to become a sociologist, but after enrolling in his first sociology course, he found that sociology helped him make sense of the world and that it was an interesting, exciting and fun discipline. He wanted to share this excitement with the introductory sociology student, to help them see sociology in their everyday lives, and this is what led him to make teaching and writing about sociology his life's work. "I have been adopting this text for my introductory classes for many years, and my students have consistently found it to be both a rewarding and entertaining learning experience. And over the years, these teaching assignments have run the gamut-both day and evening classes, both traditional and adult learners, both community colleges and universities. I have been loyal to this text because I can find no better teaching tool and because students say they could not meet high academic standards and expectations without it." Robert M. Khoury ~ St. John's University.

Genres: Textbooks, Sociology, Nonfiction, Reference, Read For School, School, Social Science

525 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[ella · Rating 4 out of 5]

i appreciate this textbook for the pop culture references but other than that it was pretty average

[Arta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very accessible and up-to-date. It doesn’t just stick to famous names and their theories but mostly explores real current issues. I think it's essential for every person to read a good sociology book or take a soc class; we are all living in a society after all!

[Betsy Gant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Engaging textbook on sociology. It was surprisingly more balanced than I thought it would be for a liberal topical textbook. For the most part, it was not too liberal. The writing style was also good and kept my interest.

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned alot, however, you would think that a feminist wrote this book rather than a man and even I found that offensive as a woman.

[Cortney]

Read chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

This is a decent intro to sociology text. There are a few issues with the framing of sex and gender and some essentialist thinking but I found it to be a good jumping-off point for discussion.

[Norren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book used easy to understand language to help anybody unfamiliar with the subject to understand the material. All of the research stories within felt personal and helped the reader to connect and understand why sociology is important to our lives.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was very unimpressed with this book. I read a recent edition, but a lot of the information is incredibly out of date. Also, there are many incorrect statements. Unless you are forced to read this book for a class, I highly recommend picking up a different sociology book.

[Josiah Sutton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for Introduction to Sociology at DMACC

[Jeanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the 15e edition and enjoyed much of it. I learned a lot and passed the class in college. :)

[Dede · Rating 4 out of 5]

Textbook for class. I cried while I learned

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

A basic sociology textbook.

[CT · Rating 3 out of 5]

the textbook for my sociology class this semester!

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good basic overview of sociology.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not bad for a textbook.

[L. Duhigg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information. Too wordy in some places but easy to absorb information.

[Ahmad Hassan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book s awesome and i want to read about society

[Kerri Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Behavior in people is always an interesting topic. Love this class!

[Jay Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dense like many textbooks, but great read.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

had to read the book for a course in school. Very interesting topic and easy to follow. It got me interested in sociology might continue reading about the topic.

[Bonhomme]

i found this very readable and interesting.

[Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fine textbook. A good read for introductory sociology course

[Lexibles · Rating 2 out of 5]

A necessary read for those interested in sociology.

[Peyton G. · Rating 2 out of 5]

School textbook

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

well its a good textbook and gets the important messages across in a good way, its easy to skim through and find the important things, and its easy to study from, as far as textbooks go, this is a pretty good one!