Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials
| By: | Diana Kendall; Laura Atkins |
| Publisher: | Cengage Learning US |
| Print ISBN: | 9798214147369 |
| eText ISBN: | 9798214578194 |
| Edition: | 13 |
| Copyright: | 2026 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Kendall/Atkins’ “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials” 13th Edition, presents data and insights on perspectives, issues and trends in the U.S. and around the world from a sociological perspective. The diverse, inclusive text emphasizes themes of social change, social impacts COVID-19, changing experiences with work, effects of social media on communication and the effects of politics and social policy in the U.S. and worldwide. Students explore the changing state of democracy, environmental activism and whether employers should be allowed to monitor employees using technology. Chapters provide first-person experiences to draw students in, and contain one or more types of features to engage students, including Sociology in Global Perspective, Sociology and Social Policy and You Can Make a Difference.