Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life

Society: The Basics is designed to help students view their everyday lives through a sociological lens. With a strong theoretical framework and a global perspective, Society offers students an accessible and relevant introduction to sociology.

In Society: The Basics, Eleventh Edition, John J. Macionis shares his enthusiasm and teaching experience with a clear and engaging approach.

For instructors who want to create an integrated multimedia experience in-and-out of the classrrom, MySocLab can be packaged with the text for no additional cost. With a new emphasis on active learning with MySocLab activities integrated in each chapter, the new Eleventh Edition now features opportunities to put sociology in action with Social Explorer (census data) activities, video exercises and MySocLibrary primary source readings.