TY - BOOK AU - Kendall, Diana TI - Sociology in our times: the essentials / SN - 9781305094154 AV - HM 586 .K46 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Boston PB - Cengage Learning KW - SOCIOLOGY KW - SOCIOLOGY -- STUDY AND TEACHING N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Studying society and social life -- Part 2. Social groups and social control -- Part 3. Social inequality -- Part 4. Social institution -- Part 5. Social dynamics and social change N2 - Tis edition marks a milestone in that this best-selling text has been extensively used for more than two decades in college and university classrooms across United State, Canada, and other nations. However, Sociology in our times: The essentials continues to live up its name, remaining highly current and relevant to today's students and professors and reflecting the latest available data and new insights on what is gong on in our nation and world from a sociological perspective ER -