Richard T. Schaefer

Sociology in Your Life with P.O.W.E.R. Learning promotes student success through a narrative that combines leading introductory sociology content with a framework for strengthening student study skills. Students are empowered to develop their sociological imaginations through interactive activities that also help them study more effectively, while classroom time is powered up for instructors when stronger critical thinking and reading skills result in a deeper understanding of key sociological concepts. Empower your students for success in the Introductory Sociology course and throughout their college careers with Sociology and Your Life with P.O.W.E.R. Learning.

Sociology: A Brief Introduction connects essential sociological theories, research, and concepts to students’ daily experiences. The program highlights the distinctive ways in which sociologists explore human social behavior—and how their research findings can be used to help students think critically about the broader principles that guide their lives. In doing so, it helps students begin to think sociologically, using what they have learned to evaluate human interactions and institutions independently. With up-to-date scholarship, examples, and photos, Dr. Schaefer’s market-leading, student-friendly program features thorough integration of the latest research on race, ethnicity, and globalization.

Sociology: A Brief Introduction invites students to take sociology with them in their daily lives. This successful student-friendly program includes strong coverage of race, ethnicity, and globalization. The approachable material encourages students to develop their sociological imaginations and start to think like a sociologist. Paired with McGraw Hill Connect®, a personal and adaptive learning experience, students learn to apply sociology's three theoretical frameworks to the world around them.