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

by John J. Macionis, Nijole Benokraitis

This best-selling introductory sociology reader provides classical, contemporary and cross-cultural readings on each key sociological topic. Seeing Ourselves strives to showcase the different perspectives sociology offers and the complexity of the social world. This reader has 72 readings composed of 26 Classic articles, 26 Contemporary articles, and 20 Cross-cultural articles.

Genres: Sociology, School, Nonfiction

437 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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