Introduction to Sociology

Key differences between 10th and 9th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous editions: 3 years (2016 vs 2013).
• Each chapter begins with a set of learning objectives and a one-question quiz about a topic from the chapter.
• Main changes in the Tenth Edition of Introduction to Sociology:
• Chapter 2: Discussion on four shared standards of social science research.
• Chapter 3: New chapter opener on how social media such as Facebook can affect a teen's self-esteem.
• Chapter 4: Latest research on beneficial effects of playing fast-paced action based video games on the brain.
• Chapter 5: Section on nonverbal communication.
• Chapter 6:
• Discussion on Elijah Anderson's concept of the cosmopolitan canopy.
• Section on how online dating websites and online dating applications take the first face-to-face interaction out of initial stages of dating.
• Chapter 7:
• Section on race and the criminal justice system.
• Section on capital punishment, also known as the death penalty.
• Discussion on preventing terrorism and enhancing security with new techniques.
• Chapter 8: Chapter opener on how Americans are forced to take out loans.
• Chapter 9:
• Material on the West African Ebola virus epidemic
• Discussion of works dedicated to global income inequality.
• Chapter 10:Section on blurring the boundaries between man and woman.
• Chapter 11: Completely new section on theories of race and ethnicity covers psychological, structural and processual theories.
• Chapter 13: New material on Obama and Romney race and results of public opinion surveys; censorship in China.
• Chapter 14:
• Discussion of fifth stage of capitalism.
• Material on financial crisis and China's outbound mergers and acquisitions.
• Discussion on intermodal transportation.
• Chapter 15:
• Latest data on rapidly raising age at first marriage and raise in rates of men and women who cohabit before marriage.
• Up-to-date research on possible consequences of divorce for children.
• Chapter 16: Completely new section covering patterns, and explanations of academic achievement gap between the rich and the poor.
• Chapter 17: Discussion on Islamic State, reflecting the most recent events.
• Chapter 18:
• Current trends in public opinion about sexual morality, including premarital and extramarital affairs.
• Discussion on racial differences in mental health
• Chapter 19: Illustration of energy consumption in China, India, and U.S. from 1990 to 2014.
• Note: Seagull Edition includes the entire original text of the regular version in a two-color format with fewer illustrations.