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 : Life in Society: Readings to Accompany Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Ninth Edition (3rd Edition)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 301
EAN: 9780205578757
Edition: 3
ISBN: 0205578756
Label: Allyn & Bacon
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 28, 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Studio: Allyn & Bacon




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This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 9th edition. ReadingsNew to This Edition The Great American Football Ritual / Douglas E. Foley Job on the Line / William M. Adler Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School / Peggy Orenstein The American Family / Stephanie Coontz Between Two Ages / William Van Dusen Wishard



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Life in Boredom
This is book is part of the curriculum for my sociology class. I would have to say that if I were not taking the class, this book would never hit my eyes. And, rightly so, the book really does nothing more than write stories about different societies. Much of which is truly the definition of boring. I am a fan of sociology, more or less, but, I had hoped that we would have had a better book to read other than this piece of literature.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Depends...
This book I had with a sociology class. Its basically a bunch of articles that top notch sociologist have written about different ideas or topics.
I would say if you love sociology than you will love this book, if you hate sociology then some of the articles will be pleasing to you however half of them will not.
Some are very easy written, which provides with easy reading.
However on the other hand some are very long and drawn out as you keep counting how many pages you have to ... Read More







 






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