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    Introduction to Sociology

    Reviewed by Ian Bolling, Faculty Lead: Social Sciences (Full-Professor fo Sociology), Tidewater Community College on 6/20/17

    Comprehensiveness rating: 5

    The textbook is comprehensive. I have selected numerous chapters from the textbook, but do not require all of the material in the text for a principles of Sociology class. Thus it is more exhaustive than I need, but have the ability to choose which areas of the book I want my students to focus on.

    Content Accuracy rating: 5

    This textbook has been reviewed in its entirety more than once and I have found now errors. It is relatively up to date (more so than hard bound copies are) and accurate.

    Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

    This is a good solid introduction to Sociology textbook. Statistics are a big part of Sociology so it, like other intro Soc textbooks, will need to be updated regularly.

    Clarity rating: 4

    The textbook is written in a down to earth manner that students can understand and comprehend. Greater use of visual aids would assist students however.

    Consistency rating: 5

    The textbook is consistent with use of terms and does not mistakenly use terms interchangeably which can create confusion for students. It comes across as a professional book.

    Modularity rating: 5

    It is very easy to assign separate chapters in the order one would prefer. Because of its great depth of analysis this textbook could also be used for a Soc 201/202 course that requires more chapters.

    Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

    It matches up with other Sociology textbooks (which is pretty standard).

    Interface rating: 4

    There are no issues with its interface, but I would like more interfacing in general with digital resources, clickable maps, videos, etc.

    Grammatical Errors rating: 5

    No grammatical mistakes.

    Cultural Relevance rating: 5

    As a Sociology textbook it does a good job of looking at concepts from a cross-cultural perspective, thus it is culturally relevant and not offensive or insensitive to various races, ethnicities, sex, gender, and other groups of people.

    Comments

    I will be using this textbook in an OER course for Principles of Sociology.

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