Published by Pearson Canada (August 5, 2020) © 2021
Change the way your students see the world
Sociology provides students with the opportunity to connect their own lived experiences to a broader societal context. One of the hopes of the authors is that students will find that the topics addressed in this book relate to their own lives. The textbook addresses many of the pressing concerns facing Canadians and global citizens in the twenty-first century. For more than 150 years, sociologists have been working to better understand how society operates. Sociologists may not have all the answers, but we have learned quite a lot. A beginning course in sociology is your introduction to the fascinating and very useful study of the world around you. After all, we all have a stake in understanding our world and, as best we can, improving it.
John J. Macionis (pronounced “ma-SHOW-nis”) has been in the classroom teaching sociology for more than forty years. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, majoring in sociology, and then completed a doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.
His publications are wide-ranging, focusing on community life in the United States, interpersonal intimacy in families, effective teaching, humor, new information technology, and the importance of global education. In addition to authoring this best-seller, Macionis has also written Society: The Basics, the most popular paperback text in the field, now in its fifteenth edition. He collaborates on international editions of the titles: Sociology: Canadian Edition; Society: The Basics, Canadian Edition; and Sociology: A Global Introduction. Sociology is also available for high school students and in various foreign-language editions. All the Macionis titles are available as low-cost Revel editions that offer an interactive learning experience. John stands alone in the field for taking personal responsibility for writing all electronic content, just as he authors all the supplemental material. John proudly resists the trend toward “outsourcing” such material to non-sociologists.
In addition, Macionis edited the best-selling anthology Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology, which is also available in a Canadian edition. Macionis and Vincent Parrillo have written the leading urban studies title, Cities and Urban Life, soon available in a seventh edition. Macionis is also the author of Social Problems, now in its seventh edition and the leading title in this field. The latest on all the Macionis titles, as well as teaching materials and dozens of Internet links of interest to students and faculty in sociology, are found at the author's personal website. Follow John on his Facebook author page (John J. Macionis). Additional information and instructor resources are found at the Pearson site.
John Macionis recently retired from full-time teaching at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he was Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Sociology. During that time, he chaired the Sociology Department, directed the college's multidisciplinary program in humane studies, presided over the campus senate and the college's faculty, and taught sociology to thousands of students.
Linda M. Gerber was born in Toronto (to Finnish parents) and raised in Thornhill (just north of Toronto). Finnish was her first language, and she remains sufficiently fluent
to speak the language with relatives on regular trips to Finland. After graduating from the Nightingale School of Nursing (in Toronto), she toured Europe on a Eurailpass
over the summer, and spent the next year nursing in Helsinki, Finland. Upon her return, she completed a nursing degree at the University of Toronto before switching to sociology at the MA and PhD levels. While still an undergraduate in nursing, she married Gerhard Gerber, whose family had escaped from East Germany when he
was 10 years old. As a graduate student, she was a consultant in highway planning, doing socio-impact assessment for a range of highway planning projects in southern and central Ontario. She also taught a course on Canadian Native peoples at York University's Glendon campus.
Sandra Colavecchia is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at McMaster University. Dr. Colavecchia completed her PhD in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Bonnie Fox, Dr. Margrit Eichler, and Dr. Harriet Friedmann. Dr. Colavecchia's area of expertise is in the sociology
of intimate relationships and families. She teaches these courses: Intimate Relationships and Families, Introduction to Sociology, and Canadian Society: Social Problems, Social Policy, and the Law. Professor Colavecchia's research and teaching interests include contemporary trends in intimate relationships and families, family finances, intersections between paid work and caregiving, and the impact of social media and other technologies in our private lives. Prior to working on this text, Professor Colavecchia co-authored a textbook in the area of the sociology of families (McDaniel, S., Tepperman, L., & Colavecchia, S. 2018. Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families. 6th edition. Toronto: Pearson) and contributed book chapters to various undergraduate textbooks in introductory sociology and families.
Need help? Get in touch
Inspire engagement through active learning. Revel® integrates interactives and assessments into a compelling digital narrative. By applying concepts as they read, students immerse themselves in learning, deepening their understanding. This mobile, user-friendly platform empowers students to learn and study on the go, anytime, anywhere, on any device.
Play
Your students deserve more than just a digital textbook. Revel® combines content, media, and assessment to create an engaging, immersive experience that lets them learn on the go — anytime, anywhere, on any device.
