(with “How Do We Know?” features)  

Introduction: The Science of Social Facts   

 

Chapter 1: The Self   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: In-Depth Interviews
How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Laboratory Experiments 

 

Chapter 2: Culture and Construction   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Social Network Analysis
How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Biosocial Research Methods 

 

Chapter 3: Our Identities   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Content Analyses
How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Computational Sociology 

 

Chapter 4: People in Interaction   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Field Experiments
How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Indigenous Methodologies 

 

Chapter 5: Deviance and Defiance   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Survey Research
How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Historical Sociology 

 

Chapter 6: Organizations, Institutions, and Structures   

 

Chapter 7: Economic Inequality   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Comparative Sociology

 

Chapter 8: Institutional Racism   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Spatial Analysis

 

Chapter 9: Gendered Oppression   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Time-Use Diaries 

 

Chapter 10: Elite Power   

How Do We Know? The Science of Sociology: Ethnographic Research 

 

Chapter 11: The Power of the People   

 

Chapter 12: Our Future on Earth   

 

Conclusion: The Sociological Imagination

 

Appendix A: A Short History of Sociology   

 

Appendix B: A Guide to Sociological Research 

 

Appendix C: Choose Your Own Sociology Adventure