New this semester UPDATED - Current Event Bulletins bring currency into your classroom with author-written articles that connect key concepts with real-life current events. Our authors regularly add new or revised articles to ensure that your students have relevant examples to help them engage with the course. New and updated articles include the following: NEW - Meeting and Mating in the Time of COVID-19 NEW - Homebound Children and Distance NEW - Black Lives Matter and the New Awareness Thoroughly updated content keeps the text current Updated - The citations throughout the text have been updated to reflect recent research from the years 2016 to 2018. In addition, the authors make reference to many new studies. Updated - Expanded coverage of gender identity, gender fluidity, and the concept of transgender in Chapter 3, Gender and Chapter 9, Variations shines a spotlight on these key topics of interest to contemporary students. Updated - Up Close: 27 Cross-Cultural and Other Tales from Social Science illustrate the authors'' belief that storytelling is one of the most powerful arts of instruction. For the 5th Edition, the authors have modified these 27 mini-cases, examples, and short reports so that they are now more prominent and pedagogically useful. Examples include The Fairy-Tale Wedding and the Wedding-Industrial Complex, Gender Roles -- Who''s in Charge of the Money?, and Sexual Assault on Campus.

Engaging features underscore the authors'' emphasis on practicality Popular Culture, the Media, and Technology chapter introductions help students separate fact from myth by showing examples of the often misleading messages we receive about intimate relationships from TV, popular music, the Internet, advertising, and the like. Numbers That Matter boxes provide provocative statistics to class discussion and help students focus on important data about marriages, families, and relationships. Many of these statistics point out significant variations by race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and age. Practical Action boxes offer concrete advice to students. Examples include Love on the Internet: Can You Find the Perfect Partner Online? and Before Moving in Together: Setting Ground Rules for Understanding. Example Of boxes use real-world situations to illustrate key points. Examples include Example of an Expression of Romantic Love: The Kiss and Example of Being Childless in a Child-Oriented Society: A Woman''s View, a Man''s View. Student-centered pedagogy fosters learning A visually appealing, magazine-like design helps students read with purpose In addition, the authors chunk the material into concise, manageable pieces and make innovative use of boxes, photographs, and other graphics for reinforcement.

Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter and repeated in each section give students a roadmap of where to focus as they read. What''s Ahead in This Chapter provides an overview of the material to come. Previews at the beginning of each section, following the learning objective, summarize the upcoming content. Critical-thinking questions integrated throughout the text -- in photo captions, Example boxes, and Practical Action boxes -- encourage student involvement and class discussion. Key terms are defined within each chapter and repeated at the end of the chapter, along with page numbers for ready reference to the definitions. Summaries and reviews, keyed to learning objectives, revisit the most important concepts. Internet resources listings enables students to investigate chapter topics further. Dynamic content designed for the way today''s students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life Videos and interactives integrated directly into the author-created narrative keep students engaged as they read through each chapter.

Thanks to this media-rich presentation of content, students are more likely to complete their assigned reading and retain what they''ve read. The Pearson Originals docuseries is a series of high-quality social impact videos that exemplify and humanize key sociological concepts. These videos illustrate a variety of social issues and current events, creating opportunities for students to further develop their understanding of sociology. They help students connect with stories on a personal level, view people with greater empathy, and contextualize core concepts. Social Explorer interactives enable students to explore the concepts and analyze the social patterns they''ve just read about. Data-rich interactive maps and figures help students understand how local trends impact them while improving data and statistical literacy. LiveSlides allow instructors to present Social Explorer assets in class directly from their Revel® course without having to switch to different presentation software. Interactive Review the Chapter summaries utilize flashcards that feature key terms and definitions to allow students to review and reinforce the chapter''s content.

Embedded assessments such as quizzes and concept checks afford students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on. Assessments in Revel let instructors gauge student comprehension frequently, provide timely feedback, and address learning gaps along the way. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study -- anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates. New - The Revel audio playlist lets students listen and learn as they go. And the Revel skill for Amazon Alexa gives them the power to listen on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices using simple voice commands. The writing functionality in Revel enables educators to integrate writing -- among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking -- into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.

Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion. Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course. Powered by Pearson''s Intelligent Essay Assessor (IEA), this powerful tool uses scores assigned by human raters to several hundred representative student essays, all written in response to a particular essay prompt or question. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips. Superior assignability, tracking, and pedagogical tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts The assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class.

When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up. The performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students'' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track. LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses via Blackboard Learn(tm), Canvas(tm), Brightspace by D2L(tm), and Moodle(tm). With single sign-on, students can be ready to access an interactive blend of authors'' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day. Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which grades should be transferred to their LMS Gradebook. Revel is built for digital learning, but we''ve got you covered if you need print, too Revel gives students everything they need in an integrated digital learning environment.

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