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082			_a301 _bKEN
100			_aKendall, Diana
245			_aSociology in Our Times: The Essentials _cDiana Kendall
260			_aUnited Kingdom _b Cengage Learning _c2006
300			_a592 p. _c26 cm.
520			_aThis mainstream, best-selling text is noted for its especially strong integration of compelling and engaging "Lived Experiences" - extended examples that focus on various social issues to illustrate chapter coverage. These extended examples are introduced with the social issue or application that opens each chapter and are then carried throughout the chapter in various boxes, features, and exercises. Kendall's text is also known for its exceptional coverage of current social issues, along with its integration of race, class, gender, and age perspectives. The author includes diverse theoretical viewpoints, including feminist theory. The author's vivid, applied, personal writing style engages students, and her compelling everyday examples make sociology particularly relevant to the diverse student population of today. The author shows students that sociology involves important questions and issues that they confront both personally and vicariously.
650			_aSocial inequality; Social Institutions; Social change
942			_cENGLISH
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