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The Intersections Collection

Custom Resources in Sociology

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Discipline:
Sociology
Courses:
Sociology

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The Intersections Collection: Everything You Need
 
In a field as diverse and dynamic as sociology, it’s difficult to find content that’s a perfect fit. Pearson Custom Library has the solution.
 
Perfectly suited for any course – Intro Sociology, Social Problems, Marriage & Family, Race & Ethnic Relations, Gender Roles, and Religion – The Intersections Collection allows instructors to create the ideal resource for their students, one that completely matches the topics they want to teach.
 
Preview any of our 1000+ readings and best-selling Pearson textbooks online, choose just the selections you want, and build a custom reader, textbook, or a combination of the two.
 
Alternatively, send us your syllabus and we'll build your book for you.
 
Either way, we’ll send you a FREE review copy before you make your adoption decision.
 
Help your students; help yourself. Create a resource that delivers the best possible value - all of the content they need to succeed, and no wasted material or unnecessary expense.
 
For more information, request a printed book-build guide, or to send us your syllabus, please email us at customlibrary@pearson.com.

THE INTERSECTIONS COLLECTION: Best for your students, Convenient for you
 
Superior Pedagogy
Our editorial experts selected more than one thousand readings from the most influential journals and texts
We provide introductions and end-of-selection questions to help your students’ understanding of each reading
 
Set your own TOC
Chapters and readings in your preferred sequence
Sequential pagination Cross-references to other chapters removed
 
Choose black & white or four-color printing
 
High-quality digital printing from electronic files, not photocopies
 
Include your own material
Add your syllabus, course notes, or even 3rd party material – we’ll take care of clearing permissions
 
Choose your cover
Several full-color designs to choose from; personalize it with your name, school, and course information
 
Hit the ground running with suggested Tables of Contents
Choose from pre-set Tables of Contents based on your course topic
 
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Evaluation copies are shipped within 7-10 days for B&W, 10-15 days for full-color
 
For more details on available readings, email us at customlibrary@pearson.com and ask for a complete list of annotations.
Click here to view our 2009 book-build guide showcasing available readings and texts.
 
In addition to our 1,000+ readings, The Intersections Collection now offers the the ability to select chapters from best selling Pearson sociology authors.  Coming soon titles will be available by end of April unless noted otherwise.
 

Introduction to Sociology:

  • Henslin, Essentials Of Sociology: A-Down-to-Earth Approach, 8/e
  • Henslin, Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 9/e
  • Kimmel/Aronson, Sociology Now, 1/e
  • Macionis, Society: The Basics, 10/e
  • Macionis, Sociology, 12/e

Coming Soon in Intro!

  • Carl, Think Sociology, 1/e
  • Kimmel/Aronson, Sociology Now: The Essentials, 1/e

Marriage & Family:

  • Benokraitis, Marriages and Families: Changes, Choices and Constraints, 6/e
  • Williams/Sawyer/Wahlstrom, Marriages, Families, and Intimate Relationships: A Practical Introduction, 2/e

Coming Soon in Marriage & Family!

  • Schwartz/Scott, Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change, 6/e (ETA June '09)

Race & Ethnic Relations:

  • Parrillo, Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States, 9/e
  • Schaefer, Racial and Ethnic Groups, 12/e (11/e also available)

Social Problems:

  • Coleman/Kerbo, Social Problems, 10/e
  • Eitzen/Zinn/Smith, Social Problems, 11/e
  • Kendall, Social Problems in a Diverse Society, 5/e
  • Kornblum/Julian, Social Problems, 13/e

Coming Soon in Social Problems!

  • Sernau, Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability, 2/e

Sociology of Gender:

  • Renzetti/Curran, Women, Men, and Society, 5/e

The Intersections Collection is appropriate for the following courses:

  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Social Problems
  • Marriage & Family
  • Race & Ethnic Relations
  • Gender Roles
  • Religion
  • Deviance
  • And many more…

 

Click on the links below to see the recommended table of contents for a custom reader mapped to
each text. To order your custom book, print these documents, fill them out and FAX them or build your book online.

Sociology Basics (suggested readings for Intro Sociology courses)
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach 6/e, Henslin
In Conflict and Order 11/e, Eitzen
Majority-Minority Relations 5/e, Farley
Marriages, Familes and Intimate Relationships, 2e, Williams
Society in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology 5/e, Thompson
Sociology, 12e, Macionis
Sociology, A Brief Introduction 7/e, Thio
Sociology for the Twenty-First Century 4/e, Curry
Sociology Now 1/e, Kimmel
Strangers To These Shores, 9e, Parrillo
Women, Men and Society, 5e, Renzetti 

Editors:

Kathleen A. Tiemann
University of North Dakota

 
Ralph B. McNeal, Jr.
University of Connecticut

 
Betsy Lucal
Indiana University South Bend

 
Morten G. Ender
United States Military Academy, West Point