Additions & Errata
2/26/24 Errata:
Section 12.5: Replaced broken video link for "Which Countries Live the Longest" video.
Section 14.2: Replaced broken video link for "Types of Authority" video.
Section 16.2: Replaced broken video link for "A Brief History of Education in the United States" video.
Section 17.3: Replaced broken video link for "Introduction to Islam" video.
Section 19.2: Replaced broken video link for "Countries with Growing Populations" video with a new video on "Nigeria's Growing Population".
5/21/23 Errata:
Section 6.3: Updated "The Milgram Study" video link since the previous video link had broken.
9/9/22 Additions:
Section 7.3: A new paragraph on how COVID-19 has affected social disorganization was added in the “Social Ecology: Neighborhood and Community Characteristics“ subsection.
Section 8.5: A new paragraph on how COVID-19 has affected those living in poverty was added at the end of the “The Effects of Poverty” subsection.
Section 10.5: A new paragraph on how COVID-19 has affected people of color was added at the end of the “Health Care” subsection.
Section 14.6: Information about the war in Ukraine was added under the “War” subsection.
Section 15.5: A new paragraph on COVID-19’s effects on the mental health of working mothers was added at the end of the “Marriage and Well-Being” subsection.
Section 16.5: A new paragraph on college enrollment data was added at the end of the “Graduation Rates“ subsection.
Section 18.4: A new subsection was added on “Disability and Ableism.”
3/26/22 Errata:
Section 11.2. Under the “Gender as a Social Construction” subhead fixed errant reference to Chapter 7 to correct reference to Chapter 10.
12/14/21 Errata:
Section 11.2: Language under the “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” heading was updated.
Section 11.6: Updated language under “Reducing Gender Inequality: What Sociology Suggests” head.
Section 12.2: Changed sentence after definition of “gerontology.”
Section 18.2: Added missing “symbolic” before “interactionist theory’s concerns” in first paragraph under “The Symbolic Interactionist Approach” section.
Section 18.4: Updated Table 18.3 information to 2018 data.
Section 22.2: Corrected lettering to “f” from “g” in second paragraph under “Helping the Family and Schools” heading.