TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers
TO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Seventh Edition?

PART 1Reading & Writing for Introductory Sociology Courses
1Read & Write to Understand Society
1.1Read Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address
1.2Read News Media as Societal Influence
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3Read News Like a Sociologist
Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article
1.4Read to Respond to Social Issues
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial
2Read & Write Effectively
2.1Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Explain or Persuade?
2.2Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting
2.3Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write a Paper Outline
2.4Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Style
3Practice the Craft of Scholarship
3.1The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Correct a Sentence Fragment
3.2Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3Format Your Paper Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4Cite Your Sources Properly in ASA Style
Read & Write: Create a Scholarly Bibliography
3.5Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from Rolling Stone or The Economist
4Become Familiar with Government and Private Information Sources
4.1Welcome to the American Sociology Association (ASA)
Read & Write: Write an Email to an ASA Section Chair
4.2How to Locate Dissertations and Other Sociology Information Sources
Read & Write: Collect Six Dissertation Abstracts on a Topic of Interest
4.3How to Locate Studies by Think Tanks
Read & Write: Collect Six Think Tank Studies on a Topic of Interest
4.4Welcome to the Library of Congress
Read & Write: Listen to a Webcast Presented by the American Folklife Center
4.5How To Find Government Statistics
Read & Write: Analyze Statistics on a Current Topic
4.6How to Find Studies by Government Agencies
Read & Write: Report the Results of Studies on a Current Topic
5Introduction to Skilled Observations
5.1Social Life
Read & Write: Interview Fellow Students
5.2Race & Ethnicity
Read & Write: Conduct a Focus Group on a Topic of Interest
PART 2Becoming a Sociologist by Learning Scholarship Skills
6Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1Read Qualitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology
Read & Write: Evaluate a Recent Qualitative Article from a Sociology Journal
6.2Read & Write Case Studies
Read & Write: Write a Case Study
6.3Read Quantitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology
Read & Write: Evaluate Three Qualitative Sociology Articles
6.4Opinion Survey Papers
Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis
6.5Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Sociology Journal
6.6Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Sociology Book
6.6Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Sociology Literature Review
6.7Annotated Bibliographies
Read & Write: Write an Annotated Bibliography
7Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Research Proposal
7.2Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Write a Bibliography with a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 3Practice Sociology in Advanced Courses
8Analyze a Government Policy
Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis
9Observe Culture
9.1Cultural Analysis
Read & Write: Compare Cultures of Aging in Two Nations
9.2Socialization
Read & Write: Analyze the Effects of Social Media on Personal and Cultural Socialization
9.3Inequality
Read & Write: Describe the Extent and Effects of Increasing Economic Inequality in the U.S.
9.4Ethnicity and Race
Read & Write: Describe Current Trends in Ethnic and Race Relations
Glossary
Index