Revel for Sociology (LB) | Released: 25 May 2018

About the Book

DIGITAL UPDATE available for Fall 2021 classes

For courses in Introductory Sociology

Teach students to use evidence and insights to understand sociological phenomena
Revel^(R) Sociology: Evidence and Insights guides students to analyze society through a combination of data and classic and contemporary sociological perspectives. In today's era of alternative facts and fake news, authors Timothy Curry, Robert Jiobu, and Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak give students the tools to distinguish between sociological insights and claims not supported by data. They apply their dual evidence-and-sociological-insights approach to examine the intersectionality of race/ethnicity, class, and gender, and to explore related issues of economic inequality, immigration, and racial and gender exploitation, around which political controversies continue to swirl. By asking readers to make arguments from different sociological perspectives and to describe the evidence that supports those perspectives, Sociology: Evidence and Insights empowers students to bridge the great political and social divides that characterize our world today. The Digital Update offers new interactive graphs, new videos that explain key concepts, and coverage of contemporary events and trends.

Revel is Pearson's newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience, for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.
NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.

About the Author: Timothy J. Curry is Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology at The Ohio State University. He taught introductory sociology for more than 40 years at Ohio State, from large classes of 300 students to honors classes of 25 students. Dr. Curry, who earned his doctorate from the University of Washington, has published more than 25 professional articles on the subjects of social psychology, sport and society, racial and gender depictions in mass media, and men's health issues as well as four books: Sports: A Social Perspective; Introducing Visual Sociology; High Stakes: Big Time Sports and Downtown Redevelopment; and Sociology for the 21st Century. Dr. Curry is a past president of the International Visual Sociology Association and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.

Robert M. Jiobu has more than 30 years of teaching experience at several universities, including California State University at Los Angeles, University of Southern California, and University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. He has taught introductory sociology to classes of 600 students and to honors classes of 25 students. In addition to teaching introductory sociology, he has taught racial and ethnic relations and statistical analysis at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Jiobu, who earned a doctorate from the University of Southern California, has published more than 25 professional articles, mostly on racial and ethnic relations, as well as three monographs: Sports: A Social Perspective; Ethnicity and Assimilation; and Ethnicity and Inequality. He retired several years ago and is currently enjoying the outdoors and golf while writing Sociology: Evidence and Insights.

Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak earned a doctorate from The Ohio State University and is Associate Professor of Sociology at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She teaches introductory sociology both online and in traditional classrooms. She also teaches Race and Ethnic Relations, Gender and Society, Multiracial Feminisms, Social Stratification, Social Inequalities, and Sport and Society. Dr. Pelak has published research in a wide range of academic journals, including Teaching Sociology; Sociological Forum; Gender and Society; Sociology of Education; Race, Gender and Class; and Soccer and Society. She is currently writing on the sociology of settler colonialism and is thrilled to join Professors Curry and Jiobu in writing Sociology: Evidence and Insights.