—— Ma Rong, professor of sociology in Peking University, 1. The author has compiled such a rare sociology textbook for the young and old in Xian Yi, presenting you with sociological knowledge close to life.
-China Youth Daily 2. When writing this book, the author pays great attention to arousing the interest of ordinary readers. First, in addition to the regular charts, there are a lot of illustrations in the book, some of which are cartoons and some are movie stills, which are vivid and interesting. Readers can enjoy lively and funny cartoons, and also think of the movies they have seen through the stills in the book, which greatly increases the reading interest of ordinary readers. Secondly, in the design of the book, the author can make each chapter an independent content, and each section can be read separately ... so that readers can read easily without any ideological pressure.
-Science Times 3. There are quite a few sociology textbooks imported from abroad, but most of them can reflect the academic frontier and are suitable for university elites to read. This textbook is more attractive to senior high school students and general readers in society. The author has 30 years of teaching experience in sociology. He has taught adult education courses, nursing courses and even participated in prison education, which made him know how to write to attract the interest of ordinary readers. In addition to the regular charts, there are a lot of illustrations in the book; In chapter design, each chapter can be an independent unit, and each section can be read separately. This writing technique should be enlightening to our domestic academic circles.
-China reading newspaper 4. Sociology and Life has a fashionable face, just like a biography of a movie star, interspersed with various explanatory pictures. Readers can see not only the scenes of famous movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Titanic and Who's at the Front Line, but also familiar life scenes such as Beijing Street Advertisement and China Family Planning Publicity Slogan. The theme of these posters or pictures mostly comes from social life in recent years, and correspondingly, the theme of the text is also the same. ..... What surprises us is the way this book gains lasting vitality: constantly refreshing its own history and looking for academic resources from the present, so as to train readers to acquire sensitive observation ability.
-The Beijing News 5. Sociology and Life is one of the most classic sociology textbooks in the United States (illustrated by Richard Schaefer, World Book Publishing Company, 9th edition). It is an introduction to sociology written by the author with more than 30 years' teaching experience. It is popular all over the world and adopted by more than 500 colleges and universities.
-Nanfang Daily 6. Sociology and Life is an important work of introduction to sociology, written by Richard? Schaefer intends to "teach students how to use classical and modern sociological theories to critically look at society and their own living traditions". The book contains five articles, including sociological viewpoints, organization of social life, social inequality, social system and social change. At the beginning of each chapter, the vivid works of sociologists and explorers are selected to stimulate students' imagination of sociology; In the campus sociology column, the author provides students with a sociological perspective to analyze topics related to them, such as infidelity and alcoholism. The columns of sociology, current affairs research, social inequality and social policy research under the global framework can effectively help readers understand society.
-Qilu Evening News 7. When the word "introduction" is tired of reading, "Sociology and Life" opens the door of sociology at any time and releases gravity. You don't have to read chapter by chapter, just open a page at will, and carefully selected illustrations will guide you to think deeply gradually. Rich cases-typical and special, true and accurate. In addition, students in China are accustomed to the one-way input of textbook knowledge, and the setting of discussion topics here provides a broad space for thinking. In the process of reading and learning, the status of learners changes to that of sociologists, and then the consciousness of sociological methodology is established, from passive acceptance to the cultivation of thinking habits.
-The China Review of Books 8. Sociology and Life is a popular academic work in the West, and it is known as the Bible in the field of sociology. Although it is a monograph on sociology, this book is still likely to sell well. Just like Man Kun's Principles of Economics, sociology or economics has become a knife to dissect life, and ingenious authors can talk to the most ordinary readers.
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