{"data":{"id":1924,"title":"Sociology in Everyday Life: An Equity Lens","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2025,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":"9781636354002","license":"Attribution","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":"This book was created in good faith to ensure that it will meet accessibility standards wherever possible and to highlight areas where we know there is work to do.","accessibility_features":[],"description":"This openly licensed text uses a multi-level, intersectional feminist approach to frame our understanding of contemporary sociology in the United States. The text introduces a variety of concepts and theories that are helpful in understanding the social world in which we live. It asks and answers the questions “What is sociology?” “How do groups, networks, and social interactions shape our reality?” and “How do identities and social structures shape our opportunities?” Original content is licensed under CC BY 4.0, except as otherwise noted.","contributors":[{"id":7735,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Jennifer","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Puentes","location":"Eastern Oregon University","background_text":"Jennifer Puentes, Associate Professor of Sociology at Eastern Oregon University, received Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington. Dr. Puentes has been teaching since 2008. The classes she teaches include general sociology, gender and power, theory, research methods, inequality and diversity, social psychology, sociology of food, and families. She enjoys finding ways to highlight students’ voices in her classrooms. Her research examines the production of gender, social inequalities, and culture within the context of higher education. Dr. Puentes’ current research explores how gender, class, student peer culture, and the organization of culinary arts programs shape students’ educational experiences and understandings of the culinary field. She has additional interests in the relationship between the intersections of race, class, and gender with culture."},{"id":7736,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Matthew","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Gougherty","location":"Eastern Oregon University","background_text":"Matt Gougherty is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Oregon University. He completed his doctorate in sociology from Indiana University in 2016, his master’s in sociology from Indiana University, and his bachelor’s in sociology and political science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He has previously taught at Whitman College, Yakima Valley College, and Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. His research focuses on how masters of public affairs (MPA) students understand and construct professionalism. He is interested in the sociology of culture, race/class/gender, social theory, and organizations."}],"subjects":[{"id":9,"name":"Social Sciences","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"H1","visible_textbooks_count":285,"url":"https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/social-sciences"},{"id":43,"name":"Sociology","parent_subject_id":9,"call_number":"HM586","visible_textbooks_count":35,"url":"https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/sociology"}],"publishers":[{"id":1897,"url":null,"year":null,"created_at":"2025-10-22T15:28:56.000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-10-22T15:28:56.000-05:00","name":"Open Oregon Educational Resources"}],"formats":[{"id":5000,"type":"Online","url":"https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/soceveryday1e/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":5001,"type":"PDF","url":"https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/soceveryday1e/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":4999,"type":"eBook","url":"https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/soceveryday1e/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":5002,"type":"XML","url":"https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/soceveryday1e/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":5078,"type":"Hardcopy","url":"https://www.lulu.com/shop/jennifer-puentes-and-matthew-gougherty/sociology-in-everyday-life-an-equity-lens/paperback/product-nv99dp2.html","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":null,"textbook_reviews_count":0,"reviews":[],"url":"https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/sociology-in-everyday-life","updated_at":"2026-05-18T12:03:56.000-05:00"}}