Conveys the power of the sociological imagination and engages students to interact with the questions, mysteries, and challenges of our world.

The sociological imagination /Jeff Manza, Lynne Haney, and Richard Arum -- Studying the social world / Lynne Haney -- Social interaction / Harvey Molotch -- Social structure / Jeff Manza with Harel Shapira -- Culture, media, and communication / Eric Klinenberg with David Wachsmuth -- Power and politics? / Steven Lukes and Jeff Manza -- Social stratification, inequality, and poverty / Florencia Torche, Richard Arum, and Jeff Manza -- Race and ethnicity / Ann Morning, with Nandi Dill, Rachel Garver, and John Halushka -- Gender and sexuality / Paula England -- Families and family life / Kathleen Gerson with Stacy Torres.