You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist

Make the familiar strange You May Ask Yourself isn’t your average textbook―it gets students to question the world around them and view the familiar in surprising new ways. Dalton Conley accomplishes this using stories, personal anecdotes, and an irreverent writing style that speaks directly to students. Through a series of contemporary empirical gold nuggets, Conley gives students opportunities to apply sociological ways of thinking to their own experiences. The Ninth Edition includes thoroughly revised chapters on poverty and methods, as well as new “What’s All the Fuss About?” features that help students critically evaluate important issues. The Norton Illumine Ebook and InQuizitive engage students through interactive activities, “Sociological Conversation” videos, and adaptive questions that help students apply what they’re learning. Highlights of the new edition: New “What’s All the Fuss About?” features help students apply sociological thinking to hot-button issues. New “Thinking Like a Sociologist” interactive activities and “Sociological Conversation Videos” in the Norton Illumine Ebook help students develop their sociological imaginations through exploring or applying an important concept or topic from the chapter. A deep-dive revision of Chapter 2 (Methods) teaches students skills both for consuming and producing sociology research. To highlight the real-life relevance of sociology research, Conley prompts students to think about why college graduates have better overall health on average than non-graduates. A thoroughly revised Chapter 10 (Poverty) incorporates the latest research on poverty and illuminates its structural causes and intergenerational effects.