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Copyright 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008 by Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein
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Names: Ferris, Kerry, author. | Stein, Jill, author.
Title: The real world : an introduction to sociology / Kerry Ferris, Jill Stein.
Description: Seventh Edition. | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2020. | Revised edition of the authors The real world, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019046947 | ISBN 9780393690743 (paperback)
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Subjects: LCSH: Sociology. | United StatesSocial conditions21st century. | Popular cultureUnited States.
Classification: LCC HM586 .F48 2020 | DDC 301.0973dc23
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KERRY FERRIS is Associate Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University, where she teaches introduction to sociology, qualitative methods, mass media and popular culture, and sociology of food. She uses ethnographic methods and a symbolic interactionist approach to study celebrity as a system of social power. Her past studies have included analyses of fan-celebrity relations, celebrity sightings, celebrity stalking, red-carpet celebrity interviews, the work lives of professional celebrity impersonators, and the experiences of local celebrities. Her current project examines dead celebrities and their fans. Her work has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, The Journal of Popular Culture, and Text & Performance Quarterly. She is the coauthor, with Scott R. Harris, of Stargazing: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Interaction.
JILL STEIN is Professor of Sociology at Santa Barbara City College, which was recently named the top community college in the United States by the Aspen Institute. She teaches introduction to sociology in both face-to-face and online formats every semester. She also teaches classes on social psychology, media, culture and society, and social problems. In addition, she is involved in many student-success initiatives at the local and state levels. Her research has examined narrative processes in twelve-step programs, the role of popular culture in higher learning, and group culture among professional rock musicians. Her work has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Youth & Society, the Journal of Culture & Society, and TRAILS (Teaching Resources and Innovations Library).
Welcome to the Seventh Edition of The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology. We hope you will appreciate what is new not only in the textbooks fresh look and updated materials, but also in the innovative ways it goes about teaching sociology. Thats exactly what we set out to do when we first embarked on the original project of writing this textbook, and its what we continue to do here in the Seventh Edition.
At the beginning, we had had years of experience in college and university classrooms, teaching introductory sociology to thousands of students from all backgrounds and walks of life; we had discovered a lot about what works and what doesnt when it comes to making sociology exciting and effective. As seasoned instructors, we had developed an approach to teaching and learning that reflected our passion for the subject and our concern with best practices in pedagogy. But we were having trouble finding a textbook that encompassed all the elements we had identified and that made such a difference in our own experience. We were tired of seeing the same old formulas found in almost every textbook. And we figured we were not alone. Other students and instructors were probably equally frustrated with repetitive formats, stodgy styles, and seemingly irrelevant or overly predictable materials. That is a great misfortune, for sociology, at its best, is a discipline that holds great value and is both intellectually stimulating and personally resonant. Although the impetus to write this textbook began as a way of answering our own needs, our goal became to create a textbook of even greater benefit to others who might also be looking for something new.
We are gratified by the response The Real World has received from instructors and students alike, so we are preserving many of the features that have made the textbook a success. At the same time, we have done more than just simply revise the textbook. In this edition, you will find significant new content and added features that will further enhance the teaching and learning process and keep us as close to the cutting edge as possible. Many of the original elements we developed for students and instructors appear again in these pages. As a foundation, we have maintained a writing style that we hope is accessible and interesting as well as scholarly. One of the core pedagogical strengths of this textbook is its focus on everyday life, the media, technology, and pop culture. We know that the combination of these themes is inherently appealing to students and that it relates to their lives. And because both new generations and more experienced sociology instructors might also be looking for something different, another of this books strengths is an integrated emphasis on critical thinking and analytic skills. Rather than merely presenting or reviewing major concepts in sociology, which can often seem dry and remote, we seek to make the abstract more concrete through real-world examples and hands-on applications.
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