Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology

by John J. Macionis (Editor), Nijole V. Benokraitis

This best-selling collection is the only reader that systematically weaves together three types of articles–classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural–for each general topic typically covered in a sociology course. Seeing Ourselves conveys sociology's diversity of viewpoints and methodologies and includes important issues and debates that capture the fascinating complexity of the social world.

Genres: Sociology, School, Nonfiction

529 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 1990

Reviews

[Lukas Szrot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intro to sociology, Freshman year, Fall semester, 2000. I read an earlier edition of this book then. Now I have selected it for the social problems course I teach some 16 years later. Why? More than mere nostalgia, of course. The classical readings are strong and digestible, while the cross-cultural work is often illuminating. As for 'contemporary,' this might be a bit of a misnomer, as many of the contemporary readings are 20 years old. Generally, they offer good insights, but will need to be supplemented with some newer data and perspectives. Still a decent ground-level sociology book after all these years...

[Semi-Academic Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

6th Edition for Sociology class in college

[Semi-Academic Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

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