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You May Ask Yourself
Make the familiar strange
In You May Ask Yourself, Dalton Conley helps readers question what most others take for granted about society. He serves as an expert guide through the discipline, making pivotal stops along the way to point out key concepts and theories, share empirical gold nuggets, or chat with top researchers in the field. Accompanying online learning tools, including InQuizitive and the new Norton Illumine Ebook, reinforce core concepts in a supportive, low-stakes environment that furthers the book’s emphasis on critical thinking, current social science research, and real-life applications. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
In You May Ask Yourself, Dalton Conley helps readers question what most others take for granted about society. He serves as an expert guide through the discipline, making pivotal stops along the way to point out key concepts and theories, share empirical gold nuggets, or chat with top researchers in the field. Accompanying online learning tools, including InQuizitive and the new Norton Illumine Ebook, reinforce core concepts in a supportive, low-stakes environment that furthers the book’s emphasis on critical thinking, current social science research, and real-life applications. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
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Published July 1, 2024
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October 25, 2025
You May Ask Yourself is a refreshing and intelligent departure from the standard sociology textbook. Dalton Conley brings the subject to life through an engaging, conversational tone that inspires students to think critically about the world around them. Rather than simply defining sociological terms, he guides readers to question assumptions, challenge perspectives, and connect theory to personal experience.
The book’s emphasis on social inequality particularly in the context of race, class, and gender gives it both academic depth and contemporary relevance. Each chapter encourages reflection, showing how sociological thinking applies to everyday life and current global issues. This approach makes learning sociology not only accessible but deeply meaningful.
Conley’s “untextbook” successfully reimagines what a learning tool can be lively, thought-provoking, and empowering. It’s an essential resource for anyone who values education that goes beyond memorization to inspire genuine understanding.
The book’s emphasis on social inequality particularly in the context of race, class, and gender gives it both academic depth and contemporary relevance. Each chapter encourages reflection, showing how sociological thinking applies to everyday life and current global issues. This approach makes learning sociology not only accessible but deeply meaningful.
Conley’s “untextbook” successfully reimagines what a learning tool can be lively, thought-provoking, and empowering. It’s an essential resource for anyone who values education that goes beyond memorization to inspire genuine understanding.
December 6, 2019
Great textbook for an intro to sociology.
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