Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology

by Patrick Nolan, Gerhard Lenski

The eleventh edition of Human Societies covers many new developments of our rapidly changing times. Among many global updates are changing political ideologies, cyber warfare, biofuels and the problems they present, new population control initiatives, and the increasing democratization and economic power of China. More than 20 new photos grace the newly designed pages of this classic, influential text.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction

424 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the textbook for my undergraduate introductory sociology class.
For a textbook, it's pretty readable, and it is formatted more like a regular non-fiction book than a textbook. If one was looking to do independent study on sociology, I think this textbook would be a nice candidate for reading outside a class.
However, the later chapters are kinda Islamophobic and there's a weird paragraph that argues that climate change isn't caused by humans, and that left a bitter taste in my mouth.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my majors is Sociology, so I was hoping that this book would be fascinating. It wasn't. Though the subject matter was interesting enough, the book came off a little drab and unexciting, and has made me rethink my choice to double-major in Sociology. I did enjoy some aspects of the book, and found it to be interesting and knowledgeable in several aspects, but I the emotion I ended up feeling the most while reading this book was "bored". Unfortunately. I would like to see if I could read this outside of a school setting - I think I would possibly find this more interesting. I did like this book, and I still love and am fascinated by the subject, but it was still a little difficult to get through.