Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life

Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life by Newman, David M.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781452275949.

Continuing his tradition of highly engaging, trade-like writing, best-selling author David M. Newman once again starts in a familiar place―the everyday world―and then introduces sociological concepts and institutions as they influence students’ daily existence. Full of vivid, contemporary examples and touching personal vignettes, this text offers a solid introduction to basic sociological concepts, links these concepts to everyday, real-world experiences, and helps students realize their role in constructing, planning, maintaining, and reconstructing society.