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Introduction to Sociology 3e by OpenStax
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This Introduction to Sociology 3e textbook is written and designed to meet the needs of today's learners. The textbook aligns to the topics and objectives of many introductory sociology courses. This latest edition is focused on driving meaningful learning experiences related to critical thinking about society and culture. With discussions and data relevant to a diverse audience, it is no surprise that Introduction to Sociology 3e by OpenStax is widely regarded as one of the best sociology textbooks available.
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Why this textbook?
OpenStax is the world’s leading publisher of open educational resources (OER) and a nonprofit education initiative of Rice University. We believe that learning is a public good and that every learner has the fundamental right to pursue and access education. Our extensive library of high-quality, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks for higher education and K12 is made possible thanks to the generous financial support of philanthropic supporters, individual donors, public grants, and learning and technology partners. Purchasing this OFFICIAL print copy of Introduction to Sociology 3e makes you part of our mission! Thank you for supporting learners everywhere, and welcome to the OpenStax community!
About the textbook
This Introduction to Sociology 3e textbook is written and designed to meet the needs of today's learners. The textbook aligns to the topics and objectives of many introductory sociology courses. This latest edition is focused on driving meaningful learning experiences related to critical thinking about society and culture. With discussions and data relevant to a diverse audience, it is no surprise that Introduction to Sociology 3e by OpenStax is widely regarded as one of the best sociology textbooks available.
Free supporting resources
OpenStax offers a variety of free, aligned resources for each of our textbooks. On openstax-dot-org, instructors and students can gain access to supplementary materials including LMS course cartridges, lecture slides, test banks, review questions, and more!
Join the ranks of millions of students who have discovered the joy of learning with OpenStax!
667 pages, Paperback
Published June 3, 2021
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January 15, 2024got an A
May 17, 2024
read the required reading entirely in one morning cause guess who procrastinated on studying for her sociology finals???? me that's right :) but this was fun and five stars purely for the excellent teaching of my professor~
March 23, 2025
Mostly just a course textbook that is open source, so don't expect something awesome. There's actually tons of typos and some incorrect info in it. I also felt the text to be quite dry and repetitive at times. However, as a free resource for college students, the book gets the job done, I suppose.
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December 8, 2024Going to leave this unrated. It did its job helping me pass my class, but I'd never sit down and read this of my own accord.
August 17, 2023
Feels like abridged wikipedia
November 21, 2025
its what it says on the cover
May 18, 2022
I don't like how the text covers sociological theories. Not nearly enough detail, even for an introductory class. The book also chronically suffers from a lack of historical information or detail. That said, I do still feel I came out knowing more about sociology than I did prior to reading the book.
The only reason I am giving this three stars is because it was free. If it was not, I would give it two stars. At the end of the day, however, I would rather have spent the money to get a better textbook.
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The only reason I am giving this three stars is because it was free. If it was not, I would give it two stars. At the end of the day, however, I would rather have spent the money to get a better textbook.
For those who would are interested in the book, check out the link below.
https://openstax.org/books/introducti...
December 2, 2022
I love free things, I really do. And I loved this free thing.
I am not a sociologist, I am simply a student with a passion for the social sciences and an immense disdain for spending money. I think this book did most things well, and showed a modern and diverse perspective on the foundations of sociology. HOWEVER, I think there are a few horribly annoying things that happen in his book. For example, in the first and second chapter, the book cites a lot of experiments WITHOUT DIRECTLY NAMING THEM. If you aren't a stickler for details, then this is a decent textbook, but if you are, it can be an incredibly frustrating read. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am not a sociologist, I am simply a student with a passion for the social sciences and an immense disdain for spending money. I think this book did most things well, and showed a modern and diverse perspective on the foundations of sociology. HOWEVER, I think there are a few horribly annoying things that happen in his book. For example, in the first and second chapter, the book cites a lot of experiments WITHOUT DIRECTLY NAMING THEM. If you aren't a stickler for details, then this is a decent textbook, but if you are, it can be an incredibly frustrating read. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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May 5, 2023Had to read this for school, putting it on here to reach my goal lol
July 30, 2025
Whatever. Free textbook.
August 28, 2025
When discusssing positivism, it says jesus christ
March 11, 2024
ok book for school
August 5, 2024
A great textbook that highlighted real world problems of both past and recent events.
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